The public shaming of those who violate coronavirus lockdown in India and Pakistan has its roots in colonial and tribal history
But in many ways it was the British colonial rulers who conferred unchecked authority to powerful local rulers known as“The very notion of tribal areas that have to be governed by a different means is in itself a colonial one. If you go back to the 19th Century, the idea was that you couldn't apply the rule of law to what you call the tribal areas because the only thing people understood was brute force and physical punishment,” says Wagner.
For the colonial rulers, it was a system that gave them sway over the local population and helped assert their authority.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Indian stocks see volatile trading after the central bank cuts rates to 'mitigate' coronavirus impactReserve Bank of India met this week and cut the repo rate — or the rate at which it lends to commercial banks — by 75 basis points from 5.15% to 4.4% on Friday.
Read more »
Why 'The Hunt' Director Decided Not to Push Back Against CriticsFilmmaker Craig Zobel shares secrets from making his political satire, and explains why he held his tongue when the film was under siege: 'We felt like there were voices that did not need to be aggravated any further.'
Read more »
Why are we testing royals before nurses? | OpinionThe bar for testing royals and politicians for coronavirus seems to be much lower than the bar for medical staff—like my mom—despite the risk to patients and to themselves. This can't be right.
Read more »
Why are some African countries improving and others not?Since the early 1990s, incomes in Rwanda have increased more than three fold
Read more »
Why Peptides May Be the Secret to Brighter and Tighter-Looking SkinThis video explains the top three things you should know about peptides using StriVectin Peptight Tightening & Brightening Face Serum.
Read more »
Why ‘Inception’ Visual Effects Supervisor May Leung Is a Rare GemFor some unfortunate reasons, May Leung is an anomaly in the world of visual effects supervision. While there are plenty of women in the world of VFX at large, Leung is part of the only 5% of them …
Read more »