Leftist extremist groups are "very active" in the impoverished rural eastern and central India, the US State Department has said.
The Maoists also operate in parts of southern India, the State Department said in its latest annual report on terrorism. It said that hundreds of people were killed in conflicts between the government and various leftist extremist groups, such as Naxalites and the Communist Party of India (Maoists).
“The Government of India is very concerned over the threat from leftist extremist groups to internal stability and democratic culture,” the report said.
It said that there were at least 971 Naxalite attacks in the first seven months of 2007, which was approximately equal to that of the entire previous year.
“The Leftist extremists are highly active across a wide swath of India, including the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
They were also active in some areas of Orissa, Maharashtra and Karnataka," the report said. Referring to numerous attacks in the north eastern region, particularly in Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya, the US State Department said that ethnic and linguistic separatist groups were responsible for the incidents.
The report said that extremist groups increased the level of sophistication of attacks this year by using satellite phones and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
Well done & won People's Struggle in Nepal in 10 years is not surprising , considering the Nepalis plight, relegated to mostly 'servant' status worldwide.
The People's Struggle in the French Revolution also was hugely successful and should be thanked ,for our present freedoms(liberty,fraternity,equality).
The People's Struggle in Russia was successful until its betrayal by Gorbachov who was purportedly bought off with millions of dollars.
The People's Struggle in China is a success too.
