Observers of Indian affairs can be forgiven for fearing that the world’s second most populous nation risks joining the ranks of failed states.New Delhi’s announcement early in April that Maoist rebels had killed 75 Indian soldiers in a series of attacks on security convoys in eastern Chhattisgarh state may have stunned many Westerners. But those following Indian affairs closely were not surprised.The perpetrators, Maoist rebels known as Naxalites, have since their formation in the late 1960s bee…
