Naxals: India's Biggest Threat

“It has also come to light that the Maoist insurgency movement which boasts about 20,000 armed rebels is one of the strongest internal threats to India with attacks being carried out on security officers and civilians alike. In concurrence, India is ranked number 4 out of 159 countries in the Global Terrorism Index,” said the study.

Noting that India’s spending on defense was amongst the highest in the world, the report attributed this spending mainly on strained relations between India and its neighbors – Pakistan, China and Bangladesh.

“If India could improve its overall levels of peace, the dividend that would flow from this would substantially improve the country’s economic growth rates.

“This can be achieved by a renewed government focus on building the underlying qualities that create and sustain peaceful societies such as low levels of corruption, well-functioning government and equitable distribution of resources,” said Steve Killelea, IEP founder and Executive Chairman.

*With PTI inputs

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