Naxalites and Indian Security Issues: Approaches to Studying the Issue

Abstract

International terrorism is one of the most destructive non-State aggressive actors in modern international relations. The analysis of the forms of terrorist activity shows its close connection with national, religious, ethnic conflicts, separatist, and liberation movements. At the same time, the causes of the emergence and development of terrorism are inextricably linked to problems covering all spheres of human society. First of all, with unresolved issues of socio-economic and political development in national and regional formats, as well as the factor of social inequality.

In our opinion, in this context, the causes and features of the doctrinal basis of the Naxalite movement in the Republic of India, one of the major states of South Asia, are of particular interest for studying. Special emphasis is placed on the evolution of the Naxalite movement against the background of contradictions in Indian-Chinese interstate relations. Furthermore, this article considers methodological approaches to studying threats to India's internal security and provides a scientific analysis of the Naxalite movement's impact on regional stability. The results and conclusions of the research make a significant contribution to a deeper understanding of the problems of modern extremism and separatism in South Asia, as well as to assessing the role of non-state aggressive actors in the international security system.