Xaxa, Aashish <br/><br/>
Public law and social exclusion of indigenous people in the fifth schedule areas of India 

 - Economic & Political Weekly 
 - 60(39), Sep 27, 2025: p.55-61 
<br/><br/> The Constitution guarantees special provisions for Scheduled Tribes/Indigenous Peoples/Adivasis in Fifth Schedule areas under Article 244(1). Constitutionally, these provisions are designated to ensure the security and protection of Indigenous Peoples. However, despite such stringent protective measures, post-independence-era development in the Fifth Schedule areas has been marked by massive land acquisition, displacement, resource exploitation, and socio-economic and political exclusion of Indigenous Peoples. This paper examines the trajectory of such adverse development and seeks to explore alternative possibilities for a more inclusive form of governance. – Reproduced <br/><br/>https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/39/special-articles/public-law-and-social-exclusion-indigenous-people.html<br/>