Encroaching World Threatens India’s Last ‘Uncontacted’ Tribe

An anthropologist suggests it may be time to reconnect with India's isolated Sentinelese tribe to shield them from an encroaching world, despite their resistance to outsiders. Limited government missions between 1986 and 2004 provided minimal understanding of the tribe. While the current 'eyes on, hands off' policy aims for distant observation, the anthropologist warns that the modern world's increasing publicity-seeking behavior makes complete isolation challenging, potentially necessitating regulated meetings to warn the tribe of external disturbances.