Operation Kagar

Context: Operation Kagar, a large-scale counterinsurgency campaign, has encircled the last remaining Naxal strongholds in Chhattisgarh-Telangana border regions.

About Operation Kagar:

• What it is?

• Operation Kagar is an anti-Naxal military campaign launched in January 2024 by the Union Government. It integrates security action, surveillance technology, and development outreach to dismantle Left-Wing Extremism (LWE).

• Operation Kagar is an anti-Naxal military campaign launched in January 2024 by the Union Government.

• It integrates security action, surveillance technology, and development outreach to dismantle Left-Wing Extremism (LWE).

• Core zones: Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), West Singhbhum (Jharkhand).

• Scale & Strategy:

• Involves 1 lakh+ personnel from CRPF, CoBRA, DRG, STF, and state police. Advanced surveillance tools like drones, AI, and satellite imagery are being used.

• Involves 1 lakh+ personnel from CRPF, CoBRA, DRG, STF, and state police.

• Advanced surveillance tools like drones, AI, and satellite imagery are being used.

• Significance:

• Reduced Naxal-affected districts from 106 (in 2015) to just 6 in 2025. Aims to restore state control, enable development, and protect tribal communities from Maoist exploitation. Over 287 Naxals neutralized in 2024 and 150+ in 2025 already.

• Reduced Naxal-affected districts from 106 (in 2015) to just 6 in 2025.

• Aims to restore state control, enable development, and protect tribal communities from Maoist exploitation.

• Over 287 Naxals neutralized in 2024 and 150+ in 2025 already.

Relevance in UPSC Exam Syllabus

• GS Paper 3 – Internal Security

• Left Wing Extremism: Origin, spread, and current scenario. Security Challenges: Role of paramilitary forces and inter-state coordination. Technology in Internal Security: Use of drones, AI, and NTRO in surveillance.

• Left Wing Extremism: Origin, spread, and current scenario.

• Security Challenges: Role of paramilitary forces and inter-state coordination.

• Technology in Internal Security: Use of drones, AI, and NTRO in surveillance.

• GS Paper 2 – Governance & Welfare

• Tribal Rights: Protection of Adivasi interests and inclusion in development. Conflict Resolution Mechanisms: Ceasefire, dialogue vs. security enforcement models.

• Tribal Rights: Protection of Adivasi interests and inclusion in development.

• Conflict Resolution Mechanisms: Ceasefire, dialogue vs. security enforcement models.