India has had more than its share of terrorism, since even before Islamists tried to wipe out Hinduism in the 1200s and again in the 1500s.
Today they not only still face radical Islamists, they also face the Naxalites. These Maoists are every bit as ruthless as their radical Muslim colleagues in terror.
India's Maoists take their war to a new level
By Sudha Ramachandran
India's Maoist rebels, known as Naxalites, have scored a series of successes in recent weeks in their insurgency, underscoring their growing ambitions and changing strategy, and stoking fears of attacks on high-profile and urban targets in coming months.
Last Thursday, they attacked a police post in the central state of Chhattisgarh, killing 55 people. A fortnight earlier they assassinated member of Parliament (MP) Sunil Mahato in neighboring Jharkhand state.
Experts warn that the recent attacks signal a widening and intensification in Maoist violence in the country. According to Bibhu Prasad Routray, research fellow at the Institute for Conflict Management in New Delhi, "Mahato's killing could just be the starting point for the escalation of the Maoist 'people's war' throughout the country." FULL STORY...
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