A former Maoist insurgent works on a sewing machine at Dantewada district’s rehabilitation centre for surrendered Maoists, in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division on March 30, 2026. India on March 30 declared the country free of the Maoist insurgency, fulfilling a long-standing deadline to defeat the decades-long rebellion. Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament that India was "free" of the rebels, known as Naxals. Photo by Shammi Mehra / AFP
