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The Fifth Floor: Who are India's Naxalites?

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05/05/2017 GMT

Who are India's Naxalites?

BBC World Service - The Fifth Floor, Who are India's Naxalites?

50 years of conflict in India's "red corridor": the Naxalite Moaist insurgency

India's Naxalite rebels, Guyanese rodeo, the yakuza gangs of Japan, Umaru Fofana on diamonds big and small, and China's dating show with a difference. With David Amanor.

Last month 25 soldiers were killed in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh by Maoist or Naxalite rebels.  It's the latest episode in a 50 year conflict which has left thousands dead and tens of thousands homeless.   So who are the Naxalites?   BBC Hindi's Salman Ravi explains the movement and its origins.

Guyanese rodeo 
Grab your Stetson and pull on those cowboy boots:  it's rodeo time in Guyana.  This unexpected slice of the wild, wild west takes part in the small ranching town of Lethem and Carinya Sharples went along to join the fun.

The gangs of Japan - and Brazil  
A big business group in Japan had a recent internal disagreement, leading to a splinter group forming. Interviews were given and statements made.  What's unusual about the story is that it's about a yakuza or crime syndicate.  Ewerthon Tobace reports for BBC Brasil from Tokyo.

Umaru and the diamonds
Next week a 709 carat rough diamond from Sierra Leone will go under the hammer.  It was found in the Kono region, where BBC Africa's Umaru Fofana grew up, and it turns out he's no stranger to diamond mining.

China's TV dating show 
A new TV show called Chinese Dating has captured the hearts of viewers across China. What makes it unusual is that here it's the contestants' parents who make the choices.  Suping from BBC Chinese has been viewing.

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Image: Arms seized from Maoists in Orissa's Malkangiri district following a fierce gun battle with police
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