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In 1983 a government report recommended the establishment of new forms of self-government, and since that time efforts to increase Indian autonomy have continued.

The original Indian rights bill was modeled on the 1996 San Andrés accords between the Zapatistas and a congressional peace commission that called for Indian autonomy in government, administration of justice and use of land and resources.

With the election last year of the first opposition government since the Mexican Revolution, the Zapatistas' longstanding demands for Indian autonomy have found a new champion in President Vicente Fox, who has already pulled back some of the army troops in Chiapas as a gesture of good will.

It was not until 1996 that the city was re-named Mumbai to emphasize its Indian autonomy and non-British rule.

In 1985 and 1986, he went to Nicaragua to support indigenous Miskito Indians whose autonomy was threatened by the leftist Sandinista government.

A law passed in 2001 fell short of giving Mexico's Indians political autonomy.

Directors that have worked in both Hollywood and Bollywood say that the Indian emphasis on autonomy and innovation could have a strong impact on Hollywood.

The original bill would, in theory, have given Indian communities limited autonomy, self-government and control over the lands they live on.

In this Indian state female autonomy and education are much higher than the rest of India and fertility rates are much lower.Addressing fertility as an issue of health and choice for women, rather than a disease threatening the economy and the environment, is the first step to lowering global population growth.

In many Indian minds, talk of autonomy, let alone independence, for Kashmir threatens the much wider unravelling of the country.

The possibility of lucrative gambling is just one of many benefits of federal recognition, which affords governmental autonomy to Indian tribes.