Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2012. № 4. Part 2. P. 218-222.
LEFT TERRORISM IN INDIA: ORIGINS, EVOLUTION, ACTIVE FORCES
Yakovlev Aleksandr Yur'evich
Russian State Classical University
Abstract. The author considers left terrorism evolution in India, studies the origins of left-radical movement in the country and Naxalism popularity, describes major terrorist groups, analyzes their strategies and tactics, mentions financial sources, tackles some problems of left political sources development in India and names the reasons of the country non-prohibited left political parties wide support absence among population.
Key words and phrases: терроризм, террор, этнос, левый терроризм, наксализм, маоизм, Индия, Западная Бенгалия, Наксалбари, Коммунистическая партия Индии, terrorism, terror, ethnos, left terrorism, Naxalism, Maoism, India, West Bengal, Naksalbari, Communist Party of India
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