India: Violence Escalates In Bastar, Chhattisgrah – Analysis

By Deepak Kumar Nayak*

On December 4, 2020, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (*CPI-Maoist*) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) in a forested area near Hakwa village under Gangaloor Police Station limits in Bijapur District, Chhattisgarh. The body of the Maoist, identified as Arjun, a...