Army To Tackle Naxals

The Prime Minister is meeting representatives of all political parties in an attempt to engineer an agreement on how to tackle Naxalism.

In the first official statement since the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting last month, Home Secretary G K Pillai has confirmed that the government will not deploy the Army in Naxal-hit areas.Home Minister P Chidambaram had earlier publicly supported the deployment of troops in Maoist areas, while Defence Minister A K Antony had been oppo...

A crucial meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by the Prime Minister, will decide on an updated anti-Naxal policy today. It is expected to deliberate upon whether the Army should be brought in. While this will be a political call, the Army has reservations and is wary of getting embroiled in Naxal areas. But it is willing to help t...

The Prime Minister is meeting representatives of all political parties in an attempt to engineer an agreement on how to tackle Naxalism.

In the first official statement since the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting last month, Home Secretary G K Pillai has confirmed that the government will not deploy the Army in Naxal-hit areas.Home Minister P Chidambaram had earlier publicly supported the deployment of troops in Maoist areas, while Defence Minister A K Antony had been oppo...

A crucial meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by the Prime Minister, will decide on an updated anti-Naxal policy today. It is expected to deliberate upon whether the Army should be brought in. While this will be a political call, the Army has reservations and is wary of getting embroiled in Naxal areas. But it is willing to help t...