Maoists

16 Indian police commandos feared dead in Maoist attack

Police officer Sharad Shelar says Maoist rebels triggered a land mine blast in the forested Gadchiroli area in Maharashtra state as a van carrying police commandos passed through.

Indian Elections: The rebels who do not vote

Heavy-handed policing in central India's Chhattisgarh state has left tens of thousands of people estranged from the Indian state.

Maoist rebels kill 24 paramilitary soldiers in central India

The soldiers were guarding road workers in the rebel bastion Sukma district of Chhattisgarh state when they came under heavy fire resulting in the death of two dozen soldiers, officials say. Local media revised the death toll to 26.