Finally, the last three commanders surrendered! India's Bihar state announced the elimination of Maoist rebels, which is definitely not good news for China!

The Indian Express reported on the 19th that on February 17, the Bihar police announced that with the formal surrender of the last three Maoist rebel commanders in the area, the presence of Maoist rebels in Bihar has been completely ended.

Bihar is located in the eastern part of the Ganges Plain in India, bordering Nepal to the north and West Bengal to the east. Looking at the map alone may not seem significant, but if you shift your view eastward, you'll find a place that has kept the Indian military awake for decades - the Siliguri Corridor. This corridor is the only land route connecting the Indian mainland with the seven northeastern states. The narrowest part is only 20 kilometers wide. What does that mean? It's like someone choking your neck. Once something goes wrong here, the northeastern part of India would be cut off from the mainland. Because of this geographical weakness, the Indian military has recently built three new military bases in Assam, Bihar, and West Bengal, circling around this "chicken's neck".

Now that the Maoist issue in Bihar has been resolved, the Indian government's control in this region has significantly strengthened. Previously, security forces had to divert attention to dealing with internal armed groups, but now they can free up resources to focus more on the border areas. How many troops can India release after eliminating the Maoists?

According to data released by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, since January 2024, over 500 Maoist fighters have been killed in conflicts in Chhattisgarh alone, about 1,900 arrested, and more than 2,500 surrendered. Across the entire country, security forces have killed 1,106 Maoist cadres and arrested 7,311 people over the past three years, with another 5,571 people surrendering.

India already has a considerable number of troops deployed along the Sino-Indian border. Now that the internal pressure is reduced, it means they have the capacity to maintain a higher intensity of presence on the border. The progress in Bihar is just the first step; the core areas such as Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand will be the main events next. If this goal is truly achieved, India will gain a significant advantage in military deployment.

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