Asia | India's Naxalite rebellion
The red heart of India
The Indian government plans to bring the fight to the Maoists’ strongholds
|Bijapur district, chhattisgarh
A DOZEN men, women and boys, some no older than 15, milled about their rough tents as twilight fell in a remote forest clearing. Some were in lungyis and T-shirts; others wore fatigues, with bolt-action Enfield rifles slung on their shoulders and bandoleers around their waists.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “The red heart of India”
From the November 7th 2009 edition
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