Nepal’s monarchy has rejected to reciprocate the Maoists’ unilateral ceasefire. It has rather claimed to have broken the backbone of the rebels by mobilising Army against them.



In Nepal, the Maoist insurgency that has continued for 10 years and claimed the lives of more than 12,000 people drew a growing number of headlines in 2005. They have too inspired their counterparts in neighbouring India. Consistently outwitting and overwhelming Indian police forces, Indian Maoists, also known as Naxalites, have taken control of large chunks of territory in several eastern and southern Indian states, such as Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. And they’ve even made inroads into towns near the tech center of Bangalore.



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