By Rupali Gaurav
The militancy in the North-East continues to spiral upwards, soaring new skies this year. Militant attacks in Assam are up from 207 in 2008 to 221 in 2009. In Manipur it is the same story—attacks have risen to 311 in 2009 from 262 in 2008 and there is a similar increase in Nagaland. In addition to the local law enforcement resources, the insurgency is being tackled by forces from the Center. However none of these instruments have yielded any effect or shown improvement upon its counter-insurgency capability. Reports of political involvement and corruption are rampant.
Left wing extremists/Maoists are active in Jharkand, Orissa, Bihar Maharashtra and west Bengal. There have been a total of 1128 attacks this year. This marks a significant escalation in insurgent activity. In Chattisgarh 30 policemen have been killed in a recent attack by the Maoists. The Communist Party of India (CPI) is responsible for at least three major attacks, the usual attack methods being landmines and ambushes. There are reports of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s) being inducted to raise the level of violence.
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