Can growth tame Maoists?

Different states have different strategies to combat Maoism, which still produces violence in 80 of India's 620 districts. Chhattisgarh has used quasi-military force and created an anti-Maoist militia, SalwaJudum, which is widely criticised for violating human rights. Andhra Pradesh has deployed a specialised anti-Maoist force, the Greyhounds, combined with development programmes in areas earlier abandoned to the Maoists.

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