India Declares Nation Free of Maoist Insurgency After Decades-Long Fight

New Delhi. India declared the country free of the Maoist conflict on Monday, completing a long timeline to defeat the decades-long insurgency. Home Minister Amit Shah announced in Parliament that India was 'free' from the rebels known as Naxals.

“I can openly say that we are Naxal-free, there is no hesitation in saying this,” he said, “I will publicly inform the country after the entire operation is concluded.”