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Not only that, if I recall correctly there's actually a few Maoist groups in India that are trying to start a revolution as well... They certainly don't see India as anything but capitalist.

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Indeed, the communist party in India is about as militant as they come. You're probably referring to the naxalites[0], they're not shy about targeted violence[1], especially since they're active in a lot of poor, "backward" [2] areas that go ignored by the central government until there is an industrial resource to exploit.

[0] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite

[1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insur...

[2] http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-09-27/news...

Edited to include a reference to "backward" - a term used in official language.

Yes, this is exactly what I was thinking of, thank you.

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