Sikh Activists See It as Freedom. India Calls It Terrorism.
Nov 3, 2024 · Praying at a gurdwara, a Sikh place of worship, last year in Punjab, India. The Sikh cause to carve out a land called Khalistan from the state of Punjab largely fizzled out decades ago. Atul Loke ...
India raids 53 sites nationwide as crackdown on Sikh separatists ... - CNN
Sep 29, 2023 · CNN — India’s anti-terror agency has raided 53 sites across seven states and union territories in a crackdown on what it says are “terrorists” and “gangsters,” some of whom it alleges have...
Why is India so worried about Sikh separatist calls for Khalistan ... - CNN
Oct 7, 2023 · Several overseas Sikh organizations say the Khalistan movement is being falsely equated with terrorism by the Indian government, and say they will continue to peacefully advocate for the creation...
Khalistan: The outlawed Sikh separatist movement that has Indian ...
Mar 22, 2023 · CNN — A colossal police hunt for a Sikh separatist who has revived calls for an independent homeland in India’s Punjab state has stoked fears of violence and revived painful memories of a...
Who is Arsh Dalla, the Khalistani separatist arrested by Canadian ...
1 day ago · The Canada Police have arrested Arsh Dalla, a designated terrorist by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) and a close aide of slain Khalistan separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Dalla will be produced before a local court tomorrow. According to Adrian Ghobrial of CTV News, Arshdeep ...
What is Khalistan: The Sikh separatist movement behind tensions …
Oct 16, 2024 · Some Sikhs have historically been seeking an independent Sikh homeland in northern India called Khalistan. Experts say the history of the movement is complex, emotional and evolving. India...
What is the Khalistan movement? How is it linked to India-Canada ...
Sep 27, 2023 · The Indian government has dismissed Ottawa’s allegations as “absurd”. In this infographic series, Al Jazeera takes a look at the movement and its origins.
Khalistan: Why are some Sikhs calling for a separate homeland in ... - BBC
Dec 1, 2023 · The Khalistan movement calls for an independent homeland for Sikhs in India. The movement was at its peak in the 1980s in the Indian state of Punjab, when the area experienced a series of violent...
Why India's warnings about Sikh separatism don't get much ... - NPR
Sep 28, 2023 · Indian officials accuse Nijjar of heading the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), a banned violent group. New Delhi formally categorized him as a terrorist in 2020. Recently leaked Indian intelligence...
What is the Khalistan movement and why is it fuelling India …
Sep 19, 2023 · Sikh separatists demand that their homeland Khalistan, meaning "the land of the pure", be created out of Punjab. The demand has resurfaced many times, most prominently during a violent insurgency...
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