The Khalistan Separatist Movement: Unraveling the India-Canada Rift
TL;DR
The killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada has reignited attention on the Khalistan movement, a Sikh separatist cause seeking an independent state in Punjab, India. The movement, outlawed in India, has strained relations between India and Canada, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accusing the Indian government of involvement in Nijjar's killing, a claim dismissed by New Delhi.
Topics:top-newsinternational-relations#canada#hardeep-singh-nijjar#india#international-relations#khalistan#sikh-separatist-movement
- What is the Khalistan separatist movement behind the India-Canada rift? The Washington Post
- Trudeau Rejects India's Denial of Involvement in Assassination in Canada The New York Times
- Who Was Hardeep Singh Nijjar? Canada Says India Was Behind His Killing. The New York Times
- India Should Cooperate in Investigation of Canada Sikh Killing Bloomberg
- The Guardian view on Canada and India: from partnership to public claims of a killing The Guardian
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