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Fire in ForestTackling Maoist MenaceKeywordsDr. Satya Pal Singh*Insurgency, LWE, Naxalism, Maoism, Red Corridor, Local Support, Strategy ofSuccess, Tactics, Development of Central Forces.AbstractOver the years, thousands of civilians and hundreds of Police personnelbelonging to the State Police and Central Armed Police Forces havebecome the victims of Maoist violence. The murders of many Ministers, public representatives and continued fatal attacks on Police personneland damage to the private and public property in different parts of thecountry and Maoist’s rising political power in neighbouring Nepal havegiven a jolt to the authorities for realising the urgency of initiating effectivecountermeasures.IntroductionTHE Communist Rural Insurgency in various parts of the world isIndia and Maoism in Nepal. It has proliferated on a phenomenalscale in its ideology, logistics and areas since the Naxalbari uprisingAn armed peasant’s revolt against the landlord was led by CharuMuzumdar and Kanu Sanyal. But according to Sanyal, this was anarmed struggle not for land, but for State power. This underscores thepolitical objective of the party from its inception.Author Intro. :* IPS, Commissioner of Police, Mumbai.E-mail: allsatya@gmail.comJanuary - March, 201357