Redefining Counter-Insurgency in the Chhattisgarh-Telangana Borderlands through Operation Black Forest
Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) has historically posed one of the most persistent and potent challenges to India’s internal security fabric.
B.Rajeshwari has a doctorate degree in political science from the Center for Political Studies, JNU and a postdoc in development studies from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. She is currently based in New Delhi and a senior consultant with niiti Consulting where she works on projects related to monitoring and evaluation. She has previously worked as a consultant with Wageningen University and Research (the Netherlands). She has also taught undergrad and postgrad courses in Delhi University and GD Goenka University at the Political Science Departments. She was awarded the National Child Rights Fellowship (2006) and the Mahbub-ul-Haq Fellowship (2004). Her areas of research interest include – Impact measurement, civil society collaborations, feminist politics, and gender studies.
Research Areas
Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Governance and Law, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector
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Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) has historically posed one of the most persistent and potent challenges to India’s internal security fabric.
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