.WHEN INDIA got independence coming from Britain in 1947, handful of outside the country thought that a union of such varied states might keep together. India has actually made it through– however not without risks to its unity. One of the absolute most enduring has actually been actually the Khalistan activity, which finds towards establish a private homeland for Sikhs.
On September 18th Canada’s head of state, Justin Trudeau, alleged that Indian authorities agents lagged the killing, in June, of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh leader who maintained freedom for Khalistan. India’s government, which refutes any sort of engagement, has actually charged Canada of harbouring “terrorists as well as separationists”. Just how significant is actually the Khalistan movement?