The Most Isolated People in the World
The Sentinelese are one of the indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands. They are noted for vigorously and violently resisting attempts at contact by outsiders. They are perhaps the most isolated people in the world. The Sentinelese live on North Sentinel Island, a small and remote island to the west of the southern part of South Andaman Island. They are thought to number between 50 to 500 people.Arundhati Roy accused of sedition
Indian police may press sedition charges against author and activist Arundhati Roy. She has given speeches in recent days in favor of Kashmiri separatism, the Times of India reports. Roy had said "Kashmir has never been an integral part of India. It is a historical fact. Even the Indian government has accepted this." Some Indian politicians are now demanding that Roy be arrested and tried. Roy, a Booker Prize winning author, issued a statement from Kashmir condemning what she calls India's brutal military occupation: "Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds. Pity the nation that needs to jail those who ask for justice, while communal killers, mass murderers, corporate scamsters, looters, rapists, and those who prey on the poorest of the poor, roam free."
A Million Mutinies
This Independence Day, there is a cloud on India's horizon. It threatens to cast a shadow on whatever euphoria the country’s citizenry might be feeling. The country is wounded by a thousand cuts from ongoing social strife. Today, there are a million mutinies roiling the country, inflicting a colossal cost in both blood and resources. Here is a brief recap:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/A-million-mutinies-now/articleshow/6308883.cms
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