ABSTRACT
In the 1980s, spurred by improved communications, the rise of NGOs, an international advance in human rights, neo-liberal globalization, and the inspiration of the great anti-caste campaigner B.R. Ambedkar, Dalit transnational movements arose to fight for their human rights at international venues. While this movement has had some remarkable accomplishments, today Dalit transnational activism is facing strong headwinds. In particular, Dalit transnational activism has had to contend with strong opposition from the Indian government employing a counter-discourse of neoliberalism, sovereignty and state-based citizenship.
