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Telangana Chief Minister recently said there should be a national-level debate on Operation Kagar.
About Operation Kagar
It is a large-scalecounterinsurgency initiativelaunchedby the Indian governmentin 2024, aimed atdismantling the Maoist (Naxalite) insurgency, particularly inthe"Red Corridor" spanning Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and neighbouring states.
Under this operation, around1 lakh paramilitary troops, including the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), its elite CoBRA units, District Reserve Guards (DRG), and state police, have been deployed in the left-wing terrorism-affected areas
These security personnel areequipped with modern technologylikedronesfor information gathering,AI for intelligence gathering,andsatellite imagery,among others.
Theprimary goalof Operation Kagar is toeradicate Maoist influence by March 2026.
Operation Kagar, which roughly means ‘Final Mission’, follows afour-part plan:
oEstablishing forward operating basesdeep in Maoist territory.
oBuildinghundreds offortified police stationsin reclaimed areas.
oGathering intelligencethrough high-tech monitoring.
oPushing a "generous surrender policy"that has seen thousands of Naxalites lay down arms in the past decade.