Two points that I disagree with:
That they are unhappy with the government of India; they are not, they are unhappy with non-Adivasis who have moved in, encroached on forests, duped them out of their land in violation of land tenure laws, sell everything to them at inflated prices, buy everything from them at depressed prices, and govern their land to exploit their mineral resources.
This encroachment is executed by local state governments, many of them, in Jharkhand in particular, run ironically by the tribals themselves, though in Chhatisgarh, the confrontation is starker, more brutal and more bloody.
Second, that 'the government' is doing its best. It is not. Taking Chhatisgarh, for instance - this is not intended to be an overview of the situation across every affected state - the state government has believed in confrontation and repression from the start, and there have been not even half-hearted attempts at reviewing government policy, empowerment of local people, consultations prior to determination of mineral leases, discussion of proposed dam sites, or anything in that line. Instead, the local government tried to reproduce Sir Robert Thompson's strategy of re-locating villages - and villagers - outside the jungle, within easy reach of security forces, and away from their own areas. Salwa Judum has failed - badly. Even the Supreme Court has been making caustic remarks about it, and it has simply led to some of the worst brutality and bloody clashes.
