This compendium of fifteen papers attempts to address the key issues concerning the problem of naxalism in India and its threat to the country’s internal security from a futuristic perspective. Taking a close look at the linkage between naxal problem and the governance in the country, it identifies the emerging challenges of naxalism to India’s internal security.

Focusing on countering the growing challenges of naxalism in India, it describes in detail the internal and external linkages of naxal violence, the present trends on naxal issues, application of remote sensing in countering naxalism, and the need to employ army to tackle the naxal threat. Further making a critical appraisal of naxalite movement and Salwa Judum, it also deals with the growing threat of Maoism in India.