A “terrorism threat” for India’s Hindu government and a fight for an autonomous homeland for Sikhs in the Punjab region and beyond: this battle of territory has sparked heightened diplomatic tensions with Canada. Here’s what you need to know.
Many Sikhs have generational ties to Canada, first amassing in the 20th century but over the years as the Khalistan movement in Punjab picked up, many more escaped to Canada as refugees out of fear of “political persecution.” / Photo: AFP. But the topic at the core of this diplomatic row isn’t anything new.
The growing presence of the Sikhs openly supporting the movement in Canada has become a headache for the Indian government, which has designated SFJ a terrorist organisation and called on Canada multiple times to take action against the group and even demanded Interpol put out an arrest warrant for its leader.
Following overseas voting, a vote will take place in Punjab and the results will be presented to the UN and add pressure to the international community to support the creation of Khalistan. It is the murder of this very figure that has sent tensions soaring after Trudeau told the House of Commons on Monday that there is “credible” information linking Indian government agents to Nijjar’s murder.
All 307 passengers and 22 crew members on board were killed when the aircraft,flying from Montreal to London, was blown up. The terror incident is marked annually in Canada’s National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism. “While their attacks in Canada have been extremely limited, some Canadians continue to support these extremist groups, including through financing,” the report said. Following public outrage, the term was deleted from the report.
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