This is the story of people we barely know exist: they are the world’s uncontacted Indigenous groups. A stark warning, issued by Survival International, an NGO: these little-known and little-understood people may vanish within a decade. In its first global inventory of uncontacted people, possibly the most accurate count yet, identifies at least 196 groups in 10 countries across South America, Asia and the Pacific, including India. The report, Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples at the Edge of Survival, is unequivocal: more than 96 per cent of these groups face life-threatening danger from extractive industries. What is unfolding is not a natural decline but a slow-motion annihilation, driven by profit, state power and global indifference.
December 2025
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Whose Economy Is it, Anyway? Privatisation, Monopolies and Budget Speak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C5lOpEHGaw The names of Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have come up a lot during elections particularly as opposition parties have alleged that increasing privatisation and wealth concentration in the hands of a few billionaires has been at the expense of larger public. But what has been the impact of such policies?
Is privatisation in India today truly about broad-based economic dynamism or is it fostering market concentration and monopolisation across key sectors—from airlines and ports to energy, telecom, and banking? What will be the consequences for employment, labour rights, credit access, and affordability in an unequal economy marked by rising household debt? And what can we expect from the upcoming budget? Surajit Mazumdar, Professor, Center for Economic Studies and Planning,
Jawaharlal Nehru University; Aditi Mehta, former IAS Officer and Amitanshu Verma, Researcher, Centre for Financial Accountability.
Detained at Mumbai airport, UK doctor’s plea over social media posts against BJP draws HC notice to state https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bombay-hc-seeks-states-response-to-uk-doctors-plea-against-fir-for-post-against-bjp-leaders-10488448/
UK doctor and YouTuber Sangram Patil was detained on his arrival at Mumbai airport on January 10 and later prevented from leaving for the UK. a plea by UK doctor and YouTuber Sangram Patil seeking the quashing of an FIR against him for alleged objectionable social media posts against BJP leaders. A British national of Indian origin, Patil also alleged that the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against him by the Mumbai police was illegal.
https://lawtrend.in/bombay-high-court-issues-notice-to-mumbai-police-on-plea-by-uk-based-doctor-booked-over-social-media-post-on-bjp-leaders/ Patil, a British citizen of Indian origin and native of Jalgaon, was first detained at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on January 10, upon his arrival from the UK. He was reportedly questioned for over 15 hours. On January 16, when he attempted to return to Manchester, he was again stopped and not permitted to leave the country due to the LOC. (The FIR is based )... on a complaint filed by Nikhil Bhamre, the Maharashtra BJP’s social media coordinator. Bhamre alleged that he came across the objectionable post online.