Reply: Please refer to the following IDSA publications:
P. V. Ramana, “Taming India’s Maoists: Surrender and Rehabilitation”, Strategic Analysis, Routledge, 37 (6), November 2013, pp. 716-728.
Arijit Mazumdar, “Left-Wing Extremism and Counterinsurgency in India: The ‘Andhra Model’”, Strategic Analysis, 37 (4), July 2013, pp. 446-462.
Maoists Deploying Pressure Mines
While the intended targets of the Maoists are security forces personnel, often civilians and animals become casualties in blasts triggered by pressure mines.