Naxalites are continuing violent assaults in India.

Naxalites are continuing violent assaults in India. Largely unknown beyond India, they espouse Maoism at a time when the world seems to be moving more and more to some accommodation between democratic ideals and free market economies.

I sometimes wonder how ordinary people anywhere can have a positive impact on conflicts like this which have killed more than 800 persons over a decade. Knowledge may be a small help at least.

Security concerns over Naxalite arrests in urban Maharashtra - Economy and Politics - livemint.com: "Suresh Dwadashiwar, group editor of Marathi newspaper Lokmat and author of the book Eka Naxlyacha Janma (Birth of a Naxalite), said, "I am not at all surprised as urban areas were always on the radar of the Naxalites."

He also cited a recent interview of CPI-ML leader Koteshwar Rao who said that the aim was to overthrow the present parliamentary democratic system by 2025 and install a revolutionary government in Delhi.

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Security concerns over Naxalite arrests in urban Maharashtra - Economy and Politics - livemint.com: "Mumbai: The arrest of 16 Naxalites, including the head of the so-called golden corridor control committee, in Pune in the past one month has put security in Maharashtra on high alert as it indicates a shift in the strategy of the Maoists and the possible targeting of urban areas."