Inside The Maoist Insurgency In India's Jharkand State -- BBC
The guerrilla fighter was tough, experienced, leading a platoon of around 60 insurgents.
"I am from a very poor family," the fighter told me.
"Life was very difficult. I joined the party and now I understand many more things. I think revolution is the only option."
One thing you should know about this hardline Maoist rebel - she is a young woman.
She is one of the growing numbers of poor Indians who have joined a four-decades-old Maoist rebellion, in which thousands have died. Last month the rebels killed 76 members of the security forces in a single attack.
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My Comment: For a number of years a lot of criticism has been directed at the Pakistan Government for its failure to act against the Taliban within its own borders until it was too late. After reading the BBC report, one can now easily say the same thing about India.