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Six killed in Maoist attack in India

Six killed in Maoist attack in India Five Maoist rebels were killed Sunday in a gunbattle with security forces in eastern India, a day after guerrillas killed 14 people in the same region, a police officer said. “The incident happened ... when Maoist rebels attacked a police party who were looking for them after they killed a policeman,” a police superintendent, who did not wish to be named, said. Police were looking for the rebels in the jungles of Bijapur district, 50 kilometres from Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh state, when they were attacked, he said. He said that killing the rebels would

India cancels truce with Assam rebels

India cancels truce with Assam rebels Indias federal government on Sunday called off a six-week truce with separatist rebels in Assam and ordered the resumption of military operations in the northeastern state, the states top official said. The decision to end the Aug. 13 cease-fire follows an escalation in violence and extortion threats by rebels belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom, or ULFA, Assam Chief Secretary S. Kabilan told The Associated Press. We have been instructed to resume military operations in view of the ULFA resuming its violence and extortion drives, Kabilan said. More : mercurynews.com

India envoy arrives on Nepal trip

India envoy arrives on Nepal trip India's foreign secretary has arrived in Nepal for meetings with government officials and opposition politicians. Shyam Saran is likely to promote India's policy of pushing for a return to democracy, analysts say. He is expected to meet Nepal's King Gyanendra, who assumed direct power in February saying politicians had failed to tackle the nation's Maoist rebels. Opposition politicians and Maoists have stepped up their protests against the king's move. More:

India sends more troops to Congo

India sends more troops to Congo India is sending 700 additional peacekeeping troops to Congo to provide security cover for its internationally-supervised general elections on July 31. A battalion-strong contingent comprising personnel from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles is being dispatched to Congo on Saturday and was flagged off by Deputy Chief of the Army Staff Lt Gen Susheel Gupta. The troops would provide security cover for people to vote in a free and fair manner in the trouble-torn eastern Katanga province, he said. As part of their plans to disrupt elections, armed rebels are engaged in attacking civilians, armed fights

India`s strategic challenges

India`s strategic challenges In the past, India`s political dealings with its neighbors were not very successful. Though dialog has been started with its western neighbor Pakistan, tensions remain. Terrorist attacks across the Pakistan/India border or via Kashmir are the main source of India`s concern in the west. India blames Pakistan for not doing enough against the terrorists and extremists -- as well as Afghanistan does. But India has a great interest in keeping the present government of Pakistan in power. A radical Islamic Pakistan would be more than a nightmare for India. From Afghanistan, which borders Kashmir, there is the threat of