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Page last updated at 21:27 GMT, Monday, 22 June 2009 22:27 UK

Maoist communists banned in India

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The Indian government has banned the Maoist faction of the Communist Party, declaring it a terrorist organisation.

The move provides Indian police with the power to detain members of the party even if they have not been involved in insurgent activity.

Rahul Tandon reports.

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