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Q&A: What does India’s Naxal-Maoist insurgency look like in 2025?
25 June 2025
Q&A with Pearl Pandya South Asia Research Manager, ACLED On 21 May, Indian security forces killed the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) (CPI (Maoist)), Nambala Keshava…
Read MorePolitical violence in India’s Manipur state: 2023 – 2025
16 May 2025
In May 2023, deadly ethnic violence erupted in India’s Manipur state, as the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities clashed over the former’s demand for tribal status and the affirmative action policies…
Read MoreIndia – Expert Comment: Operation Sindoor airstrikes reach deep within Pakistan
8 May 2025
Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated once again as India carried out missile strikes targeting what it claimed was “terrorist infrastructure” at several locations within Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Pakistan…
Read MoreIndia — Expert Comment: Kashmir attack stokes tensions along the India-Pakistan Line of Control
24 April 2025
On 22 April, separatist militants fired at tourists in the resort town of Pahalgam in the Kashmir Valley, killing at least 26, including one foreign national. This was the deadliest…
Read MoreIndia Votes 2024: A resurgent Hindu nationalism sets the stage for the upcoming elections, driving communal violence
28 April 2024
The second report in ACLED’s India Special Election Series covering the parliamentary elections held from 19 April to 1 June focuses on the increased religious polarization as a driver for political violence across India.
Read MoreIndia Votes 2024: Economic Discontent Deepens Ethnic Divisions Ahead of Elections
10 April 2024
Sectarian and ethnic tensions are rising in the run-up to the elections in India, as economic anxieties increase the pressure on the country’s caste and ethnicity-based affirmative action policies.
Read MoreAn Unlikely Success: Demonstrations Against Farm Laws in India
17 December 2021
On 9 December 2021, Indian farmers announced an end to demonstrations against the country’s aborted agricultural reforms (The New York Times, 9 December 2021). Still, key organizers maintain that the…
Read MoreMid-Year Update: 10 Conflicts to Worry About in 2021
5 August 2021
In ACLED’s special report on 10 conflicts to worry about at the start of 2021, we identified a range of flashpoints and emerging crises where violent political disorder was likely to evolve or worsen over the course of the year
Read MoreCow Protection Legislation and Vigilante Violence in India
3 May 2021
In India, over 500,000 students signed up for the government-sponsored nationwide ‘Cow Science’ exam this year, which was scheduled for 25 February 2021. The ‘Cow Science’ exam, a free-of-cost voluntary…
Read MoreNaxal-Maoist Insurgency Trends in India During the Coronavirus Pandemic
11 March 2021
As countries continue to contend with the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that its impact extends far beyond public health and safety, with the ability to shape political behavior…
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