Maoists’ Ceasefire Call: Tactic or Obsolescence of Ideology?
The recent buzz around the Maoists’ offer of a “ceasefire” raises a fundamental question: is it a clever tactical retreat, or does it mark the acceptance that their ideology has simply become obsolete in today’s India? For decades, the CPI (Maoist), a militant offshoot of the CPM, thrived on discontent, deprivation, and the slogan of…
