Chaitanya Mungi asked: What are the steps taken by the government to tackle Naxalism or to end it?

Reply: Refer to the text of lecture by former Home Secretary, Mr. G.K. Pillai, on “Left-Wing Extremism in India” at IDSA on March 5, 2010

Also, refer to the following IDSA publications:

Measures to Deal with Left-Wing Extremism/Naxalism
By P. V. Ramana, IDSA Occasional Paper No. 20, 2011

Strategy and Tactics in Countering Left Wing Extremists in India
By Giridhari Nayak, Strategic Analysis, 34 (4), July 2010

Countering the Naxals
By Harinder Singh, IDSA Issue Brief, June 11, 2010

Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) in India
By G K Pillai, Journal of Defence Studies, 4 (2), April 2010

Naxalite Movement in India: The State's Response
By Raman Dixit, Journal of Defence Studies, 4 (2), April 2010

The Naxal Muddle - of Intellectual Haze, Governmental Clarity and Operational Realities
By Raj Shukla, March 9, 2010

A Critical Evaluation of the Union Government's Response to the Maoist Challenge
By P. V. Ramana, Strategic Analysis, 33 (5), September 2009