P. V. Ramana Ramana replies: Besides weakening the Maoists’ lethal capacities through calibrated use of legitimate force and reducing violence, it is also essential to ensure that governance is improved; development schemes and programmes are implemented effectively; and their implementation is monitored rigorously, so that those prone to sympathising with, or supporting, the Maoists would, in the long run, realise the needlessness and futility of doing so.
Year: 01-01-1970
Topics: Left-Wing Extremism