Indeed, the communist party in India is about as militant as they come. You're probably referring to the naxalites[0], they're not shy about targeted violence[1

Indeed, the communist party in India is about as militant as they come. You're probably referring to the naxalites[0], they're not shy about targeted violence[1], especially since they're active in a lot of poor, "backward" [2] areas that go ignored by the central government until there is an industrial resource to exploit. [0] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite [1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insur... [2] http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-09-27/news/42427766_1_special-category-status-raghuram-rajan-backwardness http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-09-27/news... Edited to include a reference to "backward" - a term used in official language.