Harjit Sajjan, the emergency preparedness minister, has faced threats of violence from other members of India’s large diaspora in Canada.
Tag: Sikhs and Sikhism
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.
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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.
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Sikhs in India Are in Limbo Amid Canada Dispute
With Canada home to the largest Sikh population outside India, many Punjabis are caught in a diplomatic firestorm over the death of a separatist leader in British Columbia.
Uncertainty ‘Is Killing Us’: Sikhs in India Are in Limbo Amid Canada Dispute
With Canada home to the largest Sikh population outside India, many Punjabis are caught in a diplomatic firestorm over the death of a separatist leader in British Columbia.
U.S. Provided Canada With Intelligence on Killing of Sikh Leader
American intelligence gave assistance, but communications intercepted by Canada were more definitive in linking India to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Two Hooded Gunmen, a Silver Getaway Car and a Slain Sikh Leader
Three witnesses who said they saw the killers of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh leader at the center of a diplomatic dispute between Canada and India, described the scene.
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