Kim Jong Un, 38, seems to be legitimising his authority like his father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung.A surf story, of sorts, for a slow news day. Kim Jong Un will now be called ‘Respected Father’ by young North Koreans "Russia's latest attack on Kyiv was "exceptional in its density - the maximum number of attacking missiles in the shortest period of time," said Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv military administration Ukraine intercepts 18 missiles as Russia targets Kyiv with 'exceptional' air attack What can I, a representative of a civilization that, within the span of a few hundred years, has destabilized the biosphere of an entire planet, have to offer to a people who have thrived since the dawn of humankind on these tiny islands? Is it we who have something to teach the Sentinelese, or they us?” Unlike Chau, however, it did not occur to me that I had any wisdom to impart to them. I regret that visit even if for some minutes, I violated their privacy and tranquility. Seeing us, the fishers moved back toward their shore, whereupon we left. “I too approached the island in a boat in 1998, spotting from a distance a canoe in which two figures stood, fishing others on the beach observed the encounter. In a blog, she wrote about her experience on the islands. There is no way to retrieve the body without making things worse," she said. The other option is to establish “friendly contact” which is even more dangerous because it will lead to contact and the transmission of germs to which they have no immunity. So one option is to go in with guns and risk a confrontation with fatalities. “There is a standard procedure for pacifying a people who offer resistance to a coloniser. Madhusree Mukerjee, another signatory and the author of The Land of Naked People said that there is no way to make the retrieval peaceful or safe. The forests and the biodiversity of these reserves are better than any other forest in the Andamans and protecting them is critical,” he said. The tribes have an intricate relationship with nature, both for their survival and culturally. “The Jarawa Tribal Reserve is spread over an area of close to a 1,000 sq/km while the Onge Tribal Reserve is more than 500 sq/km in area. She, however, declined to state whether Chau’s family has approached the consulate to expedite the process of retrieving the body due to ‘privacy concerns’.Įlaborating on the need to respect the sentiments of the Sentinelese tribals, Pankaj Sekhsaria an environmental activist and the author of two books - The Last Wave and Islands In Flux - said, "The Sentinelese have made it very clear that they do not wish to come in contact with the outside world and it is best this be respected." The tribal reserves on these islands which are home to communities like the Jarawas and the Onge are among the most pristine evergreen forests in these islands. “The welfare and the safety of US citizens abroad is one of the highest priorities of the Department of State,” said the press officer for the consulate Kathleen Hosie.
The US Consulate General, Chennai spokesperson said the mission is in close contact with local authorities. The group also speculated on the kind of pressures the government of India and the local administration is under to retrieve the Chau’s body from North Sentinel Island. Continuing with the efforts could well lead to further violence and completely unwarranted loss of life,” read a joint statement from anthropologists, local editors, and researchers who have worked on the islands. "The media has reported nervous stand-offs between the teams seeking to land on North Sentinel to get the body and members of the Sentinelese community who clearly find these incursions unwelcome. “Based on our further investigations, we will decide whether more recces are required," he added.Įxperts say that the rights and the desires of the Sentinelese is the first priority and needs to be respected. Right from day one, we had no plan of confronting them,” Pathak said. "We are handling this with utmost sensitivity and moving ahead only with the advice of anthropologists. Contradicting some media reports on suspending efforts to retrieve Chau’s body, the Andaman DGP Dependra Pathak said that investigations are still on. The police did the recce on boats last on 23 November. The police said he was killed on 17 November.
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