This anthology brings together some of the finest and diverse writings on the Maoist movement in India in an attempt to formulate a possible middle-of-the-road approach that may help the adivasis and the underprivileged suffering at the heart of the conflict.

List of Plates. List of Abbreviations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction Santosh Paul. Part I. Introduction to Maoism 1. What Maoism has Contributed Samir Amin 2. Rumour of Maoism Aditya Nigam 3. The Maoist Insurgency in India: End of the Road for Indian Stalinism? Jairus Banaji Part II. Reality and Experiences 4. The State at the Doorstep Smita Gupta 5. A Really Dark Corner Madhavi Tata 6. Life in the 'Liberated Zone': Inside Abujmarh the Mythic Citadel Tusha Mittal 7. Here, Silence Speaks Volumes Supriya Sharma 8. Inside Maoistan Shafi Rahman 9. Address the Root Causes of Naxalism Sonia Gandhi 10. Nothing Very Civil About this War Shobhan Saxena 11. The Path Rarely Taken Dola Mitra 12. Through an Egyptian Mirror Vinod Mehta 13. Andhra's Maoist Dens Turn Havens of Development Srinivasa Rao Part III. Mining and Environment 14. I Have Differed with Chidambaram on His Strategy, But We Remain Friends Digvijay Singh 15. No Back Door Entry to Private Firms for Mining B. K. Handique 16. Ironic? Story of the Great Indian Loot Shankar Raghuraman 17. Cannot Deny Links between Forest Departments and Mining Lobbies Jairam Ramesh 18. As Forests Feed Growth, Tribals Given the Go-By Nitin Sethi 19. An Eco-Visionary Par Excellence Jairam Ramesh Part IV. Possible Solutions 20. Force Alone Can't Rout the Maoists Nitish Kumar 21. Maoism: The Alaska Permanent Fund Solution Santosh Paul 22. The Nation Should Adopt the Maoists' Area Prakash Jha 23. No Military Solutions for Maoism Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar 24. Our Freedom was Born with Hunger, We're S