. exactly brother to draw an analogy the maoist insurgency is not a disease it is merely the symptom of a malady the methods of the maoist movement are bloody but their aims are EXACTLY THE SAME as the demand of the current huge non-violent protests: freedom from tyranny and a vision of an egalitarian society the maoists just believe that in a country steeped in feudal culture, the only way to bring this sea-change about was through armed revolution and while we cheer the non-violent movement on, consider this.. if g was not afraid of maoist military action, then at the first sign of urban agitation, he could have brought in ALL HIS TROOPS to nip the resistance in the bud. with a much more massive troop presence in the cities, he could concievably even have succeded as it played out, g misjudged badly. he focused on the wrong 'enemy' and allowed the movement to gain momentum, and by the time he reacted, it was too late the maoist movement has been a wake-up call to the country