Koelibeda, India, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - Who are India's Maoist insurgents?

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2025-05-05

India's government is conducting an all-out military offensive against a country's diminished and decades-old Maoist insurgency, with home minister Amit Shah vowing to "eradicate" the movement's final remnants by early next year. AFP examines the history of one of Asia's longest-running armed rebellions, which has killed more than 12,000 people since it began in the 1960s: A 1967 rural revolt against exploitative landlords set in motion an insu......

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