In 2006, The Economist noted that Naxalite-Maoist insurgency is "most intense" in the Dantewada district and linked the popularity of the Maoists among the local populace to the region's lack of development.
2006年，《经济学人》指出纳萨尔毛派叛乱活动在丹德瓦达县是“最激烈的”，并将毛派在当地民众中的流行与该地区缺乏发展联系起来。