@article{ref1,
title="The Maoist insurgency in India: between crime and revolution",
journal="Small wars and insurgencies",
year="2012",
author="Mahadevan, Prem",
volume="23",
number="2",
pages="203-220",
abstract="Since 2004, the Indian government has described the country's Maoist insurgency as a grave threat to domestic security. A study of the sustaining dynamics behind Maoist violence suggests that the rebels are growing operationally stronger due to profits derived from organized crime. Having built up a parasitic economy that operates within the boundaries of nominal state control, they are proceeding to undermine that same control. In effect, the Maoists have assumed characteristics of a Mafia group. With India's economic growth having surged in recent years, their ability to finance aggressive operations and consolidate their subversive infrastructure has increased correspondingly.<p />",
language="",
issn="0959-2318",
doi="10.1080/09592318.2012.642204",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2012.642204"
}