.WHEN INDIA acquired self-reliance from Britain in 1947, few outside the nation thought that a union of such varied states can keep together. India has made it through– but certainly not without dangers to its own unity. Among the absolute most long-lasting has been actually the Khalistan motion, which finds to establish an independent home for Sikhs.
On September 18th Canada’s head of state, Justin Trudeau, alleged that Indian authorities agents were behind the murder, in June, of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh leader who handled self-reliance for Khalistan. India’s federal government, which denies any type of involvement, has actually accused Canada of harbouring “terrorists and also separationists”. Just how serious is actually the Khalistan motion?