A decades-long insurgency continues to burn along a wide swath of India's eastern jungles. Maoist rebels are committing acts of guerrilla warfare and outright terrorism against the local infrastructure, relying on the thick cover of tropical wilderness and the fear of the population to stay hidden. Perhaps as many as 6,000 people have been killed by the communist insurgency altogether [1], more than 750 of them in 2010 alone [2]. Targets of the terrorism have included police forces and schools.

As India faces increasing threats from an unstable Pakistan and trans-national Islamic terrorists, the national government is committing increasing numbers of troops to areas on the opposite end of the country in an effort to quell the violence. Many have pointed out, however, that deeper cultural and economic reforms may be necessary to stem the tide, and military action may not be enough.

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1. globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=18505, paragraph 1
2. washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/9/on-thursday-heavily-armed-maoist-rebels-attacked-a/, paragraph 5