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Recently, the case of the murder of an American man on the island of North Sentinel in Andaman and Nicobar Islands was revealed. It is worth noting that this murder has happened in the area where the Sentinel tribe resides.

North Sentinel Island

• North Sentinel Island is an island of Andaman Islands located in the Bay of Bengal.
• This island belongs to the Andaman and Nicobar islands of South Andaman Administrative District.

Sentinel tribe

• These people belong to the Nigrito (black and short stature) who live on the North Sentinel Island of Andaman. They have never encountered a casual attack and treat the outsiders as hostile.
• According to researchers, these people are connected to the Jarawa community (Jarawas) on the basis of physical structure and language parallels.
• India's Anthropological Survey on the basis of carbon dating has confirmed that the presence of people of Sentinel tribe on these islands is 2,000 years ago.
• According to the genome study, it is possible that this tribe lived on Andaman Island 30,000 years ago.
• The language spoken by this tribe group genetically is Sentinelies. It is also very difficult to understand this language because there is no evidence of such language being spoken in areas around the island.
• Sentinel tribe is considered the most non-public among the 5 most indigenous tribes of Andaman. The other four tribes are - Great Andamenese, Onge, Shompen and the Jarawas.
• This is one of those tribes who managed to escape safely without the help of the outside world from the tsunami of 2004.
• It is believed that the Sentinelli is the only tribe in the world which is the tribe of the Neolithic era. It implies that their culture is such that was present in the middle ages of the Stone Age. There is no specific information about the use of metals by these people, but many researchers believe that these people do not use metals for purposes other than weapons.

Protected tribe

• The Government of India issued the Regulation, Protection of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Tribal tribes) Regulation, 1956 and to restrict the entry of all persons other than the authority in this area, to declare the protected territories occupied by tribes.
• Taking photographs or filming of tribe members is also a crime.
• But recently some islands were exempted from admission rules in the restricted area.

Behavior

• The behavior of the Sentinel people has been highly hostile towards outsiders. But in 1991, he accepted some coconut from a team of Indian human scientists and administrators.
• Some researchers believe that the Sentinel people were left alone since the colonial period, unlike other tribes such as Onze, Jarawa and Great Andamanese, the land occupied by this tribe is not a commercial attraction. is.

Number of people of the tribe

• From 1901 to 1921, their number was approximately 117.
• In 1931 the number decreased to 50 and the same number was used for the 1961 census.
• Their number was 23 in 1991 and according to the 2001 census, their number was 39 (21 male 18 women).
• For the 2011 census, the census officers were able to find only 15 cents, 12 men and three women. However, their number can be between 40 and 400.

Source: The Hindu and India Today

Recently, the European Union (Europian Union) presented a strategy paper to strengthen relations with India in many key areas including dealing with trade, investment, defense, security and terrorism. After this strategy letter was presented by the European Union, it will now be discussed in the European Parliament and the European Council.

The key provisions of the Strategy Letter

• The current relations between the European Union and India are established by the EU-India Cooperation Agreement 1994. To be able to meet the set goals in this joint agreement and deal with current global challenges, the EU and India should consider setting up a Strategic Partnership Agreement.
• The annual meeting between EU High Representative / Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of India will be upgraded as a regular Strategic Dialogue.
• Through proper adjustment, the talks on the issue of Afghanistan (Afganistan) and Central Asia should be carried forward quickly.
• Strengthening technical cooperation with India to fight terrorism, combating radicalism and violent extremism and terrorist financing.
• Exchanges of expertise regarding Cyber ​​Security and various hazards.
• Establish the work system to promote cooperation among Europol and Indian law enforcement institutions.
• General action with India on both policy and operational levels to increase maritime security. Working together with India and other major regional powers, such as South Africa, to help increase the capability of the coastal nations in the Indian Ocean and East Africa.

Background

• For long, India-EU relations have been guided by economic relations, but this strategy letter from the EU has been presented after 14 years.
• Earlier this type of strategy was released in the year 2004.

EU (EU)

• The European Union has an economic and political involvement of 28 countries. These 28 countries are connected by the treaty as a union, so that the business can be easily done and people do not dispute with each other, because the economy has a theory, the more the countries trade, the more they fight. The less likely it is.
• This is the reason that after World War II, it was tried in Europe that all nations should come together financially and unite to become a trade group.
• Because of this trade group, the European Union was born in 1993. When Euro Currency was launched in 2004, it was completely politically and financially united.
• Single market theory means that any kind of goods and persons can travel anywhere without any tax or unrestricted and can be employed without occupation, occupation and permanent residence. The Free Movement of People and Goods is the European Union's specialty.

 Source: Indian Express