So does uploading Naxal or Maoist literature for academic purposes constitute Naxal propaganda? Counter-terrorism expert Ajay Sahni, who is also the executive director of the Institute of Conflict Management, Delhi, says: “As far as we are concerned, we upload Maoist documents on our websites. We believe these things need to be studied and understood and there should be no objection to their archiving and their continuous research. In fact, if we understand Maoist strategies and practices better, the state will be able to better understand and respond … If there is something which directly incites people, those things can be limited. We upload Maoist documents on our website and nobody has ever raised an objection.”