India Naxal List Shrinks to 6 Districts; Major Operation Planned in Chhattisgarh

• Government of India releases new list of Naxal-affected districts, reducing the total to just 6 nationwide.
• Chhattisgarh now has only 4 Naxal-affected districts: Sukma, Narayanpur, Bijapur, and Gariaband.
• A large, final operation is being prepared by the Government of India across all 6 identified Naxal-affected districts.
• Security forces demolished a 28-year-old Naxal monument in Burklanka, Sukma, built in 1998.
• The demolition occurred in an area where 12 Naxals were killed by security forces on January 3, 2026.