Red Corridor

The Red Corridor is a region in the east of India that experiences considerable Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. The naxalites group mainly consist of the armed cadres of Communist Party of India (Maoist). These are also areas that suffer from the greatest illiteracy, poverty and overpopulation in modern India, and span parts of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh,Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal states.

All forms of naxalite organisations have been declared as terrorist organizations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of India (1967).In 2006, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called the Naxalites the "single biggest internal security challenge ever faced by our country". In June 2011, he said, "Development is the master remedy to win over people", adding that the government was strengthening the development work in the 60 Maoist-affected districts.

The first combat deaths of the insurgency were in 1980. Around 1,100 people are known to have died during 2009. The number includes 600 civilians, 300 security personnel and 200 rebels.

In 2011, Indian police accused the Chinese government of providing sanctuary to the movement's leaders, and accused Pakistani ISI of providing financial support.

The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency gained international media attention after the 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valleyresulted in the deaths of around 24 Indian National Congress leaders including the former state minister Mahendra Karma and the Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel.

Deaths related to violence;-

Period	Civilians	Security forces	Insurgents	Total per period
1989–2001	1,610	432	1,007	3,049
2002	382	100	141	623
2003	410	105	216	731
2004	466	100	87	653
2005	524	153	225	902
2006	521	157	274	952
2007	460	236	141	837
2008	399	221	214	834
2009	586	317	217	1,120
2010	713	285	171	1,169
2011	275	128	199	602
2012	144	104	116	364
TOTAL	6,432	2,312	2,965	11,709

We are praying for peace.