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Conflict South Asia

Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency

1967 CE – 2026 CE · 59 years

The insurgency traces its roots to the 1967 Naxalbari uprising. Maoist armed groups have fought Indian security forces across several states.

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Naxalite–Maoist insurgency on Wikipedia.

Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Naxalite-Maoist groups (CPI-Maoist)
  • India (Central and state forces)

Key moments

Defining events in the Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency.

  1. 1967 Naxalbari uprising
  2. 2010 Dantewada ambush
  3. 2017 Sukma ambush

Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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