.WHEN INDIA acquired independence coming from Britain in 1947, couple of outside the nation believed that a union of such assorted states might hold all together. India has survived– yet not without dangers to its oneness. One of one of the most enduring has actually been the Khalistan movement, which finds towards set up a private birthplace for Sikhs.
On September 18th Canada’s head of state, Justin Trudeau, alleged that Indian authorities brokers lagged the getting rid of, in June, of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh leader that supported self-reliance for Khalistan. India’s authorities, which rejects any engagement, has accused Canada of harbouring “terrorists as well as separationists”. How serious is the Khalistan movement?