Open AccessZAMBIA: ASSERTION AND RESISTANCE. READING CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE ZIMBABWEANS AND THE INDIAN DIASPORA
Author(s) -
Sasmita Mohanty
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
conflict studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2285-7605
DOI - 10.24193/csq.33.3
Subject(s) - diaspora , caste , assertion , resistance (ecology) , context (archaeology) , prosperity , state (computer science) , political science , gender studies , sociology , development economics , geography , law , ecology , archaeology , algorithm , computer science , biology , programming language , economics
Over the period, the relationship between the native communities and the diaspora has become one of the incompatible relationship, and thereby led to the emergence of mistrust, division and resentment among the native communities. This has become more conspicuous concerning the native communities and the Indian diaspora in Zimbabwe (former Rhodesia). Within this backdrop, bringing the debate on the insider versus outsider, the article presents a complex picture of contemporary community conflicts between the native communities and Indian diaspora in Zimbabwe. The paper discusses the context and reasons of ethnic assertion among the native communities and their resistance towards the Indian diaspora. It explores the role of the state in the entire episodes of community conflicts in Zimbabwe. It argues that though the Indians are politically minority community, they have established their dominant position in economic sphere, and the economic prosperity of the Indian diaspora community has much contributed to the emergence of community conflicts in Zimbabwe. Keywords: ethnic assertion, resistance, community conflict, Indian diaspora, Zimbabwe.