India Steps Up Fight Against Maoists -- BBC
The Indian government has announced it will increase financial and logistical support for security forces fighting Maoist insurgents in several states.
It says 400 police stations will be built or upgraded, more helicopters will be provided and operations will be co-ordinated by a new joint command.
Authorities say more than 200 security forces and over 300 civilians have been killed by the rebels so far this year.
The Maoists say they are fighting for the rights of rural poor.
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More News On India's War Against Maoist Guerrillas
India Sets Up Unified Command to Tackle Maoists -- New York Times/Reuters
Top cops sceptical about unified command -- Times Of India
Chhattisgarh to recruit 3,000 special cops -- Sify
India to spend millions on modernizing police to fight Maoist rebels -- Canadian Press
Maoists have been killing over 500 civilians every year: Chidambaram -- Hindustan Times
My Comment: This insurrection has been going on for years .... shuffling the paper and making bureaucracies is not the way to go in tackling this rebellion.
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