.WHEN INDIA gained independence from Britain in 1947, couple of outside the nation believed that a union of such assorted states can secure together. India has actually endured– yet certainly not without dangers to its own uniformity. Some of the absolute most long-lasting has actually been the Khalistan activity, which looks for to create an independent home for Sikhs.
On September 18th Canada’s head of state, Justin Trudeau, alleged that Indian federal government agents lagged the murder, in June, of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh leader who supported independence for Khalistan. India’s government, which rejects any sort of engagement, has actually accused Canada of harbouring “revolutionaries as well as separationists”. Exactly how major is the Khalistan movement?