Spot the Difference
Between these two stories:
Top Indian Maoist rebel "killed"
Nepal power sharing deal hailed
The interesting thing here is that while Communists are a major force in Indian state politics, the Maoist rebels are still just that - rebels. Meanwhile, in Nepal, the rebellion is one of the factors that is forcing reform at the highest level.
In both countries, the Maoists are already de facto rulers of various chunks of the countryside. So is the invitation to the rebels to join the political mainstream at the central governmental level soon in store for India too?
