There is none so blind as those who will not see. And there is none so illiterate as those who will not read.
Please read the the following parts in the Newsweek story:
"For years the Maoists have practically owned the impoverished eastern state of Jharkhand, where my sister and her husband live in a rented house on the outskirts of a small, dusty town. The terrified local cops seldom venture outside their station houses."
"Deepak Ambastha is the editor of Prabhat Khabar, a Hindi daily newspaper. (He said,) "....the state's writ runs only within city limits."
It's obvious that the writ of the government in states like Chattisgrah and Jharakand is limited to a few cities, no different than Afghanistan.
Fear Reigns in India's Maoist-Run Countryside - Newsweek.com