India’s external spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, has long been accused of tapping into criminal networks to carry out operations in South Asia. Is the agency now doing similar operations in the West?
Tag: Nijjar, Hardeep Singh (1977-2023)
Canadian Police Arrest 3 in Killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
The killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh nationalist who had sought a separate state in India and was viewed as a terrorist by New Delhi, set off diplomatic tensions between Canada and India.
Australian Journalist Says She Was Pushed Out of India
Avani Dias said that she had been denied a visa renewal for weeks because of her reporting on the Sikh separatist movement. Indian officials disputed her account.
Alleged Plot to Kill Sikh Separatist Highlights Thorn in India’s Side
The charges are rooted in a decades-old dispute over the demand by some Sikhs for a sovereign state known as Khalistan carved out of northern India.
A Timeline of Plots Against Sikh Activists, According to Canada and the U.S.
Officials in the United States and Canada have described two assassination attempts: the killing of a Sikh leader in British Columbia and a plan to murder an activist in New York.
Sikh Assassination Plot in NY Bolsters Canada’s Accusations Against India
An indictment in a plot against a Sikh separatist in the United States provides details in a killing that has strained relations between Canada and India.
Thursday Briefing: A Race to Extend the Gaza Truce
Plus the U.S. charges an Indian man in an assassination plot.
India Faces Questions About Another Reported Foreign Assassination Plot
The U.S., while not publicly accusing New Delhi of trying to orchestrate a killing on American soil, said it had expressed concern to Indian officials.
Modi’s Hindu Nationalism Stokes Tension in Indian Diaspora
The killing of a Canadian Sikh leader, carried out by what Canada described as Indian government agents, occurred amid widening divisions in the diaspora.
Sikh Separatism Is a Nonissue in India, Except as a Political Boogeyman
India’s feud with Canada highlights how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has amplified a separatist threat that in reality is largely a diaspora illusion.