http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=37635 Record Details Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=37635 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=37635 India is currently grappling with an effective response to left-wing extremism. Even though in the last two years, extremist violence as well as areas under extremist influence has somewhat diminished, the problem remains serious. While India’s military approach has failed to make much headway owing to a range of weaknesses among the forces, the development approach too has been critiqued for being too romanticised and unreal for implementation. There is an obvious need for a policy rethink and clarity of approach if the challenge is to be met. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies