Paramount among the concerns of objectors is the welfare of the 8,000 people who live on the island. The secluded Shompen tribe, who "inhabit the interior of the island's lush forests" and have ...

Activists said the island’s vulnerable tribes such as the Nicobarese and the Shompen face risks from exposure to external cultures and diseases. The Independent reached out to senior officials ...

the Shompen - some 400 people - of the Great Nicobar Islands are also at risk of losing their way of life due to external pressures. A nomadic tribe, most of them live deep inside the forest where ...