From conflict to peace: Multi-pronged strategy of security action, infra push, rehab policy defeats Naxalism

Shashikant Trivedi | March 31, 2026 4:10 PM

Raipur/New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) With Union Home Minister Amit Shah declaring that India has effectively achieved a Naxal-free status by meeting the government’s self-imposed deadline of March 31, a significant breakthrough has been marked for the country, which was previously seen as a prolonged conflict that earlier governments found challenging to address.

Rahul Gandhi known to LWE people, some Cong leaders maintained contact with Maoists, claims Rijiju

IANS | March 31, 2026 3:25 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that several of its leaders had links with Maoists and Left-Wing Extremists (LWE). He claimed that some Congress figures had even interacted with such groups, calling it deeply ironic given the party’s public stance against extremism.

Pan-India Lashkar network spans South to East, deep recruitment trail exposed

Vicky Nanjappa | March 31, 2026 1:55 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The arrest of Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT) commander, Shabbir Ahmed Lone, by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police is a major breakthrough for the agencies. Lone was planning attacks on a very large scale and his arrest has thwarted a major plan of the terror group.

JeM’s family core hit, mistrust of outsiders slows revival

Vicky Nanjappa | March 31, 2026 1:29 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The death of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar’s brother Hakim Mohammad Tahir Anwar has widened the vacuum within the leadership of the terror outfit.

Grateful to govt for eradicating Maoism: UP ministers on HM Shah's LS speech

IANS | March 31, 2026 12:32 PM

Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) Ministers in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's announcement that India has virtually become Maoist-free, stating that the central and state-level leadership structures of the insurgent movement have been almost entirely dismantled just ahead of the government's self-imposed deadline of March 31.

LS: BJP blames Cong for Naxal violence; Oppn questions 'militarisation'

IANS | March 30, 2026 4:09 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) In a charged debate during the ongoing Budget Session, Naxal/Maoist violence emerged as a sharp point of contention between the ruling and opposition benches in the Lok Sabha.

'Instrumentalisation of religion' driving conflict narratives in Pakistan: Report

IANS | March 30, 2026 3:55 PM

Islamabad, March 30 (IANS) The recent statements in Pakistan by figures linked to terrorist networks reveal a troubling pattern of leveraging symbolic and emotionally charged occasions to strengthen narratives of conflict, identity, and cross-border mobilisation, a report highlighted on Monday.

Decades of nurturing terrorism leave Pakistan as 'most terror-affected' nation: Report

IANS | March 30, 2026 3:00 PM

Islamabad, March 30 (IANS) Pakistan's civilian and military leadership should be pressed to confront the consequences of decades of strategic tolerance and nurturing towards terrorism operating from its soil -- an approach that has made the country the most terror-affected in the world, according to a new report.

Delhi Police arrest LeT terrorist Shabir Ahmed Lone in Metro poster case

IANS | March 30, 2026 1:22 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Delhi Police Special Cell on Monday arrested Shabir Ahmed Lone, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist and handler of a recently busted module linked to the Metro poster case, officials said.

Khalid bin Walid camp reactivated: Hizbul Mujahideen’s silent revival alarms agencies

Vicky Nanjappa | March 30, 2026 12:44 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Hizbul Mujahideen may be largely gone, but Indian agencies have picked up intercepts about a possible rebuilding of the terror outfit. The leadership of the Hizbul Mujahideen has managed to lie low for several years now.

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From conflict to peace: Multi-pronged strategy of security action, infra push, rehab policy defeats Naxalism

Rahul Gandhi known to LWE people, some Cong leaders maintained contact with Maoists, claims Rijiju

Pan-India Lashkar network spans South to East, deep recruitment trail exposed

JeM’s family core hit, mistrust of outsiders slows revival

Grateful to govt for eradicating Maoism: UP ministers on HM Shah's LS speech

LS: BJP blames Cong for Naxal violence; Oppn questions 'militarisation'

'Instrumentalisation of religion' driving conflict narratives in Pakistan: Report

Decades of nurturing terrorism leave Pakistan as 'most terror-affected' nation: Report

Delhi Police arrest LeT terrorist Shabir Ahmed Lone in Metro poster case

Khalid bin Walid camp reactivated: Hizbul Mujahideen’s silent revival alarms agencies

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