I would avoid introducing them to modernity at all. They've been there for thousands of years without issue, why interrupt now? Let them be.
I would avoid introducing them to modernity at all. They've been there for thousands of years without issue, why interrupt now? Let them be.
"Upper caste" Indians (Brahmins / Kshatriyas) have a history of treating marginalized tribal groups with violence and hatred. Forcibly removing them to exploit natural resources.
Source: I'm Indian. I've seen quite a bit of this happen during my life. Here's an example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmada_Bachao_Andolan
India claims Andamans on technicality, those islands were at best a way point for Indian sailors in the past.
Please give better points of and sources of exploitation, to call Narmada Bachao Andolan which was a protest against building a dam, as something only Brahmins and Kshatriyas only benefited is a stretch.
Infant and maternal mortality? Childhood disease? Loss of teeth? Local diseases/parasites?
Just because they're surviving doesn't mean their lives are without issue. Would you want to revert 60000 years to their level of technology? Would they want to go back to the village if they were given this same choice?