Insurgent & Secessionist movements in India
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PLFI cadres set ablaze 3 heavy machines in Jharkhand
Rebels set ablaze 3 heavy machines - Times Of India
Rebels set ablaze 3 heavy machines - Times Of India
Syria is a coveted 'prize'; to be won for the international community, strategic location & otherwise. The problem in India, unlike Syria, does not have an element of external interference; & is a result of India's own failures than anything else.
Maoists reject Orrisa Government's offer of swap deal
Indiawest: Maoists Holding Italian Tourist Reject Orissa Offer
Indiawest: Maoists Holding Italian Tourist Reject Orissa Offer
Forces upset as Odisha CM bows before Maoists
Forces upset as Odisha CM bows before Maoists - India News - IBNLive
Forces upset as Odisha CM bows before Maoists - India News - IBNLive
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Just kill the Italian and move on.
There should be no prisoner swap.
Hmmm.because they are terrorists and deserved to be ignored/weeded away ?
Perhaps that is an internal matter of India ?
Perhaps they are confined to the jungles in Central India and not even in the cities in central India, let alone have an international dimension ?
Perhaps.......
There should be no prisoner swap.
Hmmm.because they are terrorists and deserved to be ignored/weeded away ?
Perhaps that is an internal matter of India ?
Perhaps they are confined to the jungles in Central India and not even in the cities in central India, let alone have an international dimension ?
Perhaps.......
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Suspected Maoist Rebels Kill Indian Pastor
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A 35-year-old church pastor was murdered in India's southeastern Andhra Pradesh state by suspected Maoist rebels who slit his throat, police and Indian rights activists confirmed Thursday, April 12.
The Catholic-Christian Secular Forum (CSF), an Indian non-governmental group, said S Dumbu, also known locally as Bingo, was killed last week April 3 in Jerrela village after masked men knocked at the door of his home.
"They told him that Maoists were waiting for him to discuss an issue. A hesitant Dumbu left with the masked men, while [his wife] Janaki stayed back home," CSF cited a report as saying.
"A few minutes later, the masked man came back to Dumbu’s house and informed Janaki that the Maoists killed the pastor reportedly for his irregularities in the maintenance of church."
The man allegedly also tried to abuse the pastor's wife and fled with money.
No more details were immediately available.
LOCALS INVOLVED?
Police reportedly said they suspect three locals in the murder. Officially, Maoists have not claimed the attack and it was not clear whether they had links to the group.
The rebels, who say they are inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, have been fighting for over three decades in several Indian states, demanding land and jobs for agricultural laborers and the poor.
They frequently target police and government officials, whom they accuse of colluding with landlords and rich farmers to exploit the poor, but have also been accused of attacking churches.
On Thursday, April 12, Maoists released an Italian tourist guide abducted more than a month ago from a remote forest area of eastern India after the state government agreed to release five rebels from prison.
ABDUCTED LAST MONTH
Paulo Basusco along with Italian tourist Claudio Colangelo was abducted on March 14 while on a trek in Orissa state. Colangelo was released 11 days later, but Basusco remained in captivity while negotiations took place between the rebels and the government, news reports said.
That was of little comfort however for Christians in Jerrela, where the murdered pastor settled several years ago.
His wife Janaki had to inform their their sons, who were studying at Chintapalle, another in the region, rights activists said.
There have been growing attacks against pastors working in villages and other rural areas of India, BosNewsLife monitored in recent years.
BosNewsLife – Christian News Agency » Blog Archive » Suspected Maoist Rebels Kill Indian Pastor
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A 35-year-old church pastor was murdered in India's southeastern Andhra Pradesh state by suspected Maoist rebels who slit his throat, police and Indian rights activists confirmed Thursday, April 12.
The Catholic-Christian Secular Forum (CSF), an Indian non-governmental group, said S Dumbu, also known locally as Bingo, was killed last week April 3 in Jerrela village after masked men knocked at the door of his home.
"They told him that Maoists were waiting for him to discuss an issue. A hesitant Dumbu left with the masked men, while [his wife] Janaki stayed back home," CSF cited a report as saying.
"A few minutes later, the masked man came back to Dumbu’s house and informed Janaki that the Maoists killed the pastor reportedly for his irregularities in the maintenance of church."
The man allegedly also tried to abuse the pastor's wife and fled with money.
No more details were immediately available.
LOCALS INVOLVED?
Police reportedly said they suspect three locals in the murder. Officially, Maoists have not claimed the attack and it was not clear whether they had links to the group.
The rebels, who say they are inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, have been fighting for over three decades in several Indian states, demanding land and jobs for agricultural laborers and the poor.
They frequently target police and government officials, whom they accuse of colluding with landlords and rich farmers to exploit the poor, but have also been accused of attacking churches.
On Thursday, April 12, Maoists released an Italian tourist guide abducted more than a month ago from a remote forest area of eastern India after the state government agreed to release five rebels from prison.
ABDUCTED LAST MONTH
Paulo Basusco along with Italian tourist Claudio Colangelo was abducted on March 14 while on a trek in Orissa state. Colangelo was released 11 days later, but Basusco remained in captivity while negotiations took place between the rebels and the government, news reports said.
That was of little comfort however for Christians in Jerrela, where the murdered pastor settled several years ago.
His wife Janaki had to inform their their sons, who were studying at Chintapalle, another in the region, rights activists said.
There have been growing attacks against pastors working in villages and other rural areas of India, BosNewsLife monitored in recent years.
BosNewsLife – Christian News Agency » Blog Archive » Suspected Maoist Rebels Kill Indian Pastor
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Kidnaps prompt warning over Indian tribal lands
Orissa, which lies south-west of Calcutta and borders the Bay of Bengal, is home to more than 60 groups of adivasis, or tribal people, numbering several million.
These tribes are considered to be the aboriginal people of India and increasing numbers of Western tourists have been venturing into the remote and hilly regions to witness their unchanging ways of life – a trend that has led to accusations of "ethnic tourism" and "human safaris".
The Italians, Paolo Bosusco and Claudio Colangelo – who have since been released – were abducted on March 14 in a well-known Maoist stronghold.
The militants, who claimed the tourists were taking photographs of "naked tribal people", issued a list of demands including the release of jailed Maoists and a ban on foreign tourists visiting the tribal areas.
Bosusco, who runs an adventure holiday company based in Orissa, was released yesterday; Colangelo, a doctor from Rome, on March 25, but a local politician kidnapped on March 24 remains in captivity. As we went to press, talks were continuing between the state government and the Maoists.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office notes that "foreign visitors [to Orissa] have not previously been targeted by Maoists" and advises caution. British tour operators offering trips to the tribal areas are monitoring the situation.
The crisis highlights the increasing controversy surrounding tourism within the tribal areas of Orissa. Visitors have always required permits but, following stories of insensitivity and exploitation by tour groups, the state government recently imposed even stricter regulations in some areas. These include the homelands of the Bonda, who wear distinctive neck rings and are considered the most fearsome and fascinating of all the tribes.
Tourists are not allowed to stay overnight in their villages, enter their homes, take photographs or video footage, or even stand close to the adivasis. The Italians who were kidnapped seem to have broken all the rules.
"They shouldn't have been there, they shouldn't have been doing what they were doing," said Amrit Singh, the managing director of the London-based tour operator Transindus, which offers tailor-made tours to the tribal areas of Orissa."
She admitted that tribal tours were controversial but urged sensitivity and mutual respect. "They [the adivasis] don't get much out of it," she said. "The only benefit for them is that they produce a lot of handicrafts, available at the weekly markets."
If you're taking an organized tour, have the right permissions and are sensitive about photography and about your demeanor in this very diverse and different culture, then you are most welcome," she added.
Kidnaps prompt warning over Indian tribal lands - NY Daily News
Orissa, which lies south-west of Calcutta and borders the Bay of Bengal, is home to more than 60 groups of adivasis, or tribal people, numbering several million.
These tribes are considered to be the aboriginal people of India and increasing numbers of Western tourists have been venturing into the remote and hilly regions to witness their unchanging ways of life – a trend that has led to accusations of "ethnic tourism" and "human safaris".
The Italians, Paolo Bosusco and Claudio Colangelo – who have since been released – were abducted on March 14 in a well-known Maoist stronghold.
The militants, who claimed the tourists were taking photographs of "naked tribal people", issued a list of demands including the release of jailed Maoists and a ban on foreign tourists visiting the tribal areas.
Bosusco, who runs an adventure holiday company based in Orissa, was released yesterday; Colangelo, a doctor from Rome, on March 25, but a local politician kidnapped on March 24 remains in captivity. As we went to press, talks were continuing between the state government and the Maoists.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office notes that "foreign visitors [to Orissa] have not previously been targeted by Maoists" and advises caution. British tour operators offering trips to the tribal areas are monitoring the situation.
The crisis highlights the increasing controversy surrounding tourism within the tribal areas of Orissa. Visitors have always required permits but, following stories of insensitivity and exploitation by tour groups, the state government recently imposed even stricter regulations in some areas. These include the homelands of the Bonda, who wear distinctive neck rings and are considered the most fearsome and fascinating of all the tribes.
Tourists are not allowed to stay overnight in their villages, enter their homes, take photographs or video footage, or even stand close to the adivasis. The Italians who were kidnapped seem to have broken all the rules.
"They shouldn't have been there, they shouldn't have been doing what they were doing," said Amrit Singh, the managing director of the London-based tour operator Transindus, which offers tailor-made tours to the tribal areas of Orissa."
She admitted that tribal tours were controversial but urged sensitivity and mutual respect. "They [the adivasis] don't get much out of it," she said. "The only benefit for them is that they produce a lot of handicrafts, available at the weekly markets."
If you're taking an organized tour, have the right permissions and are sensitive about photography and about your demeanor in this very diverse and different culture, then you are most welcome," she added.
Kidnaps prompt warning over Indian tribal lands - NY Daily News
Haven't had chance to finish the 50+ pages. Would like to share the following Australia video... sympathy goes with those poor, hopeless, helpless, suppressed and oppressed Indian insurgents...
[video]http://player.56.com/v_NjU5NzY1NjQ.swf[/video]
[video]http://player.56.com/v_NjU5NzY1NjQ.swf[/video]
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India Says Maoists are Top Internal Threat
NEW DELHI -- A Maoist insurgency raging across at least nine states is the chief internal security threat to India, even as traditional conflicts in Kashmir and the northeast have ebbed, the country's top law enforcement official said Monday.
Despite several high-profile attacks across the country last year, including a triple bombing in the city of Mumbai, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said there had been a decline in terror attacks and casualties in 2011. Security forces broke up 21 terror cells and arrested 64 people last year and the first three months of this year.
Mr. Chidambaram spoke to a meeting of India's chief ministers aimed at coordinating the country's anti-terror efforts.
Many of the state leaders have rejected a government proposal to set up a national counterterror center as a power grab by the central administration that infringes on their policing authority. The government says it needs the center to implement a unified strategy.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who did not mention the controversy over the center directly, warned the chief ministers that despite recent success, ``this is a struggle in which we cannot relax.''
``Today, terrorist groups are nimble, more lethal than ever before and increasingly networked across frontiers,'' he said.
Mr. Chidambaram praised a huge improvement in security in the disputed region of Kashmir, which both India and Pakistan claim as their own, and in the northeast, where ethnic insurgents have been fighting for decades.
However, he also warned that terror groups are continually trying to infiltrate from abroad and have opened new routes into the country from neighboring Nepal and Bangladesh.
In addition, the Maoists continue to threaten a wide belt of the east, where they extort people, target those seen as government sympathizers and attack security forces, he said.
The decline in casualties in that fight is gives a false sense of assurance, he said.
The government forces are suffering from a shortage of police stations, men, vehicles, weapons and infrastructure in the fight against the insurgents, Mr. Chidambaram said.
``There is more work to be done,'' he said.
In recent weeks, the insurgents kidnapped two Italian men and a state lawmaker in the eastern state of Orissa demanding the release of dozens of their imprisoned comrades. The Italians were freed after some prisoners were released, but the lawmaker is presumed to still be a hostage.
The rebels, who say they are inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, are demanding land and jobs for impoverished tribal communities and accuse police and government officials of colluding with landlords and rich farmers to exploit the poor
India Says Maoists are Top Internal Threat - WSJ.com
NEW DELHI -- A Maoist insurgency raging across at least nine states is the chief internal security threat to India, even as traditional conflicts in Kashmir and the northeast have ebbed, the country's top law enforcement official said Monday.
Despite several high-profile attacks across the country last year, including a triple bombing in the city of Mumbai, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said there had been a decline in terror attacks and casualties in 2011. Security forces broke up 21 terror cells and arrested 64 people last year and the first three months of this year.
Mr. Chidambaram spoke to a meeting of India's chief ministers aimed at coordinating the country's anti-terror efforts.
Many of the state leaders have rejected a government proposal to set up a national counterterror center as a power grab by the central administration that infringes on their policing authority. The government says it needs the center to implement a unified strategy.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who did not mention the controversy over the center directly, warned the chief ministers that despite recent success, ``this is a struggle in which we cannot relax.''
``Today, terrorist groups are nimble, more lethal than ever before and increasingly networked across frontiers,'' he said.
Mr. Chidambaram praised a huge improvement in security in the disputed region of Kashmir, which both India and Pakistan claim as their own, and in the northeast, where ethnic insurgents have been fighting for decades.
However, he also warned that terror groups are continually trying to infiltrate from abroad and have opened new routes into the country from neighboring Nepal and Bangladesh.
In addition, the Maoists continue to threaten a wide belt of the east, where they extort people, target those seen as government sympathizers and attack security forces, he said.
The decline in casualties in that fight is gives a false sense of assurance, he said.
The government forces are suffering from a shortage of police stations, men, vehicles, weapons and infrastructure in the fight against the insurgents, Mr. Chidambaram said.
``There is more work to be done,'' he said.
In recent weeks, the insurgents kidnapped two Italian men and a state lawmaker in the eastern state of Orissa demanding the release of dozens of their imprisoned comrades. The Italians were freed after some prisoners were released, but the lawmaker is presumed to still be a hostage.
The rebels, who say they are inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, are demanding land and jobs for impoverished tribal communities and accuse police and government officials of colluding with landlords and rich farmers to exploit the poor
India Says Maoists are Top Internal Threat - WSJ.com
