Maoist militants kill 11 in central India attack, security forces urged to remain vigilant.

Ten policemen and a civilian were killed in a suspected Maoist militant attack in India's central Chhattisgarh state. India's government has been in conflict with Maoist rebel groups for decades, with 90 districts across 11 states affected by some form of Naxal or Maoist militancy. The government has responded with a security crackdown in areas in which the groups are active, but this approach has been criticized by some observers as heavy-handed and prone to abuse. Villagers who live in Maoist territory are largely cut off from the country's rapidly growing economy, and many live in fear both of rebels taking their children as recruits and violent government raids.