カテゴリー: Sikhism
Tensions between the two countries peaked after Hardeep Singh Nijjar was murdered in Canada earlier this yearIndia’s embassy in Ottawa has announced that it will reopen visa services for Canadians, a move that could reduce tensions in a bitter dispute …
Sikh dissidents expressing their support for an independent state face increasing risks. It is time to stand up to IndiaWatching news of Justin Trudeau’s explosive statement about intelligence indicating Indian involvement in the assassination of Harde…
In wake of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder, activists say India is emboldened to crush dissent far outside its bordersTwo months after the Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot and killed in a parking lot in suburban Vancouver, Canadian police show…
Demonstrators stage protest outside Indian high commission questioning UK government’s response to killingsSupporters of the Sikh separatist Khalistan movement gathered outside the Indian high commission in central London to call for the UK government …
Questions raised about sudden death in Birmingham after Canada links India to murder in British ColumbiaThe family of Avtar Singh Khanda, the 35-year-old Sikh activist who died in a Birmingham hospital after a short illness this summer, is seeking a fo…
News anchors, political commentators and even the opposition furiously condemn accusations India played a role in assassination of Sikh activistWhen Justin Trudeau stood up in Canadian parliament last week to announce there were “credible allegations” …
Decades-long separatist movement gets new fire with ‘credible allegations’ that India is behind murder of Hardeep Singh NijjarYellow and blue smoke filled the air as protesters in Vancouver tried setting fire to a damp Indian flag. As the flame eventua…
Revelation comes days after prime minister Justin Trudeau blamed the assassination of the Sikh activist on the Indian governmentThe FBI warned at least three Americans active in the Sikh community that their lives were in danger in the immediate afterm…
India’s foreign ministry issues warning after rejecting Trudeau’s allegations government played role in murder of Sikh activistThe diplomatic row between India and Canada over the murder of a Sikh activist has continued to escalate as New Delhi warned …
If true, a state-sponsored assassination in British Columbia would suggest a new, brazenly aggressive foreign policy from New DelhiCanada has not yet offered any definitive evidence of Indian complicity in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, Harde…
Khalistani groups who want independence of Punjab accuse India of killings in UK and elsewhereCanada and India make tit-for-tat envoy expulsions over killing of Sikh leaderMonths before Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead in a carpark in Canada, three o…
Justin Trudeau has said there is ‘credible’ evidence that Indian government agents were behind the alleged assassination of Sikh leaderCanada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, announced on Monday that there was “credible” information linking Indian gov…
India rejects as ‘absurd’ allegation by PM that it was responsible for fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soilJustin Trudeau has said there is “credible evidence” India is responsible for the alleged assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijja…
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, president of temple in British Columbia, found fatally injured in car parkA campaigner for a Sikh nation to be carved out of India’s Punjab state who was wanted by Indian authorities has been shot dead in Canada, police have said….
Singh surrendered in Punjab town of Moga, says a Sikh leader, as police appeal to public for calmIndian police have arrested a separatist leader who revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland and the secession of India’s northern Punjab state, whic…