#anti khalistan

[shut-up-rabert]

Jo log India mein rehte bhi nahi unhe India se Khalistan chahiye

Not lahore that was Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Capital

Not Gujranwala that was Guru Maharaj’s birth place

Not US/UK/Canada where they live kyunki sasura wo log jail mein daal denge.

Bhaisahab ko chahiye bhi India mein, aur west punjab lene ki himmat nahi hai kyunki jis ISI se funding/training mil rahi hai usse gaddari kaise kare, but India se Haryana Himachal bhi maang rahe hai.

All while Indian Sikhs inka support bhi nahi kar rahe. Because they believe this is not what the Gurus taught them, but these people are speaking over them in saying that all the Sikhs want it.

Bhai, jigra chahiye hota hai itni entitlement rakhne ke liye, koi aam baat hai itna besharm hona?

#khalistan #bhoi being bitchy #sikhism #desiblr #anti khalistan #Harmandir Sahib allowing those pro protests tho #It hurts

[bharatlivenewsmedia]

Curfew in Patiala after clash over `anti-Khalistan march`, 4 injured

Curfew in Patiala after clash over `anti-Khalistan march`, 4 injured

Curfew in Patiala after clash over `anti-Khalistan march`, 4 injured Curfew was clamped Friday evening after four people were injured as two groups clashed over an “anti-Khalistan march” in this Punjab city, hurling stones at each other. Police opened fire in the air to bring the situation under control. The curfew will be enforced between 7 pm Friday and 6 am Saturday in Patiala district,…

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#`anti-khalistan #after #clash #curfew #india #injured #march #news #over #patiala

[metamatar]

im asking this out of pure ignorance but I've always wondered how does hinduism handle people who are not hindu? i know Christianity is essentially 'be the right kind of christian or go to hell' (so much as to beleive that Jewish people are literally devils, for example) but i was wondering how hinduism deals w people who are in proximity but not of the same religion. also if a dalit or lower caste person converts from hinduism to another religion, how does that affect thier life and how they're treated? appreciate your answer if u feel like explaining ^__^

it depends, in some parts of the country the non hindu has the same status as the lower caste dalit by default – so exclusion but in most places its a detente where religious and caste endogamy is strictly maintained. housing and employment discrimination is v common. its actually much harder to marry under the special mariage act and violence against interfaith and intercaste couples by their own families is common. in 2023, the muslim is the designated enemy of the state. the christian was fooled by the british and/or money to give up their culture or is literally a foreign agent. if you're looking for a textual answer, the equivalent of the "infidel," there isn’t really one because the streamlining of the canonical religious texts and construction of the hindu is recent. hinduism has aimed to appropriate instead of convert.

in modern india, legally anyone who is not a christian or a muslim is treated as a hindu. you are hindu by default in india to the state, governed by hindu codes for marriage and inheritance. for indigenous tribals it is a matter of coercing their children to feel shame at the (state sponsored but outsourced to private religious groups, love privatisation!!!) residential schools about their animist practices and making them worship the proper gods. for sikhs, jains and buddhists their is marginally more toleration. but they are basically seen as wayward hindu sects. this does change when they're in conflict with the majority in a way that resists "national cohesion" – see sikh pogroms in 1984 and the recent moves against sikhism due to the invocation of khalistan in the farmers protests. when dalits convert to buddhism many right wingers will invoke the spectre of predatory conversions.

since you are supposed to be hindu by default, christians and muslims are then seen as invasive outsiders and conversions are regulated very strictly by many states. it is historically true that christian missionaries brought christianity as part of a broader civilising mission, but imo it says something really depressing about hinduism that its epithets for christians is 'ricebag converts' bc people apparently converted for a bag of rice. islam's foothold in the continent is older, accompanying immigration from the west as well as the sultanate and the mughals. returning these christians and muslims to the fold, or "ghar wapsi" is a major project of the hindutva right. note that india is home to one of the world's largest populations of muslims (~200mil).

lower caste dalits have long converted to christianity and islam but caste violence follows them there anyway. caste may have textual origins in religion and focus on ritual purity but it is a socioeconomic form of subjugation. this means that while still subject to caste violence, dalit christians and muslims will be denied redressal through state protections like legislations against anti caste violence or reservations because those are restricted to hindu dalits.

#asks #religion

[timetravellingkitty]

hi!! I just found out about tumblr having an anti-hindutva tag and I shall be making myself comfortable here! just found your account like a few mins ago and if it’s ok, i wanted to ask some questions (you absolutely don't have to answer if you don't like any of them or even if you don't feel like answering :) ) (edit added, this ask got way too long lol. feel free to skip it! also, you're kinda super cool lol)

I'm Indian, currently outside India, and I've only started learning about the shitshow going on in my 'mahaan bharat' since November (specifically since finding out that we are Irahell's biggest weapons buyer). and the more I find out the more shocked and heartbroken I feel...

like this week i learnt about the immigration ban in US against Chinese women that existed a few decades ago, and the ongoing discrimination against Palestinians in Canadian immigration services... and both the times I was so disgusted and there was this subconscious feeling that India should never be like that. but then an hour ago I learnt about the 2019 CAA and wtf!?

another example being that currently we're seeing israhell's continuous bombing of heritage sites of great cultural and religious significance, that also held so many centuries old records and histories... and learning about how they are bulldozing over graveyards and exhuming them...

and then today I learnt about Akhonji Masjid and Gyanvapi Masjid and of course have known about Babri Masjid for a few weeks now...

and only learnt about Kashmir in november...

and I feel like my whole worldview has shifted from a previous foundation, except it's so drastic and I still don't have a new foundation...

I try to talk to members of my family about this but they're the Indian equivalent of the U.S. liberals, and every single time they'll tell me "whatever news you're hearing is propaganda written by Pakistan/China/U.S./Russia. trust me I have Muslim friends and they're very happy. you just don't know the situation cause you're not in India" and like it sometimes make me think maybe I'm the one losing my mind...

I even read some places about free Punjab and that confused the fuck out of me cause I'm Punjabi (who does not live in Punjab) and I don't have any clue what it's about... I asked my fam, but they just gave me a weird look and told me to stay away from anyone that mentions Khalistan😭💀

(this got way longer than I expected, so sorry) but would you have any recommendations for any blogs/articles/books/podcast resources or any personal recommendations for news publications that are reliable (finding God would probably be easier than finding such publications lmao) like I thought Al-Jazeera is super credible, but then read that they're super credible when it comes to Palestine, not when it's global...

like where tf do I go from here lol

hello nonnie! some news sites I'd recommend are newslaundry (they have a youtube channel too), the wire, scroll.in and newsclick. maktoob media is mostly focused on minority rights in india. hindutvawatch.org is about hindu fascist violence committed against minorities. I still think you should stick to al-jazeera at least when it comes to palestine (they have journalists on the ground there, shireen abu akleh was one of them)

this is a good introduction to anyone wanting to learn about hindutva, this and this are about how india is becoming increasingly unsafe for minorites and is undergoing a democratic backsliding. this and this are about the rss link to nazism

hostile homelands by azad essa is about india's historical relationship with israel and the parallels between hindutva and zionism. the brown history podcast has an episode about how india went from the first non-arab state to recognise palestine to its largest buyer of weapons, featuring azad essa (x). you can also read colonising kashmir by hafsa kanjwal about how india came to militarily occupy kashmir. if you want to learn more about kashmir there are the blogs kashmiraction.org and standwithkashmir (which is um. blocked in india. i wonder why)

i have not read khaki shorts and saffron flags yet but this one is about the history of the rss. i also suggest watching the documentaries ram ke naam and jai bhim, comrade which are about the hindutva revival in the 1980s

for me free punjab is very ?? the indian government is beyond evil as they continue to spy on sikhs abroad (and ofc, how can we forget the 1984 sikh genocide) but i don't think liberation will be achieved through a religious ethnostate. any state formed on the basis of a religion will inevitably turn out to be a disaster. i do encourage you to read lost in history: 1984 reconstructed by gunisha kaur, which is about the humans rights violations committed against sikhs during this time and why operation bluestar was in fact not about freeing sri harmandir sahib from "terrorists." all i can say is to stand with sikhs unapologetically as our shitass government continues to commit more and more human rights violations against them

in general, i'd tell you to observe the language used by different news outlets and question it (eg. american news referring to israelis below the age of 18 as children but the same courtesy is not extended to palestinians) and check their sources. if it's from whatsapp university don't even bother

#i really really hoped this poorly drafted response helps #feel free to ask more qs if you have any! #also omg fellow punjabi HIIIII I'M PUNJABI FROM MY MOM'S SIDE #asks #anon #hindutva

[captain-price-unofficially]

The official tier list of globally recognized terrorist organizations based off of their flag designs

This is 100% scientific fact based off of my personal research into the field of vexillology. Argue with me if you want to in the comments. There groups in order from left to right are: (S): Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Hezbollah, People's Defense Units, Khalistan Liberation Force (A): Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, People's Anti-Fascist Front, Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front, Oromo Liberation Front, Free Papua Movement, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Tigray People's Liberation Front, United Liberation Front of Asom, Balochistan Liberation Army, Ogaden National Liberation Front (B): Al-Qaeda, The Base, Daesh, Hurras al-Din, Congress of the Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan, Lord's Resistance Army, People's Liberation Army of Manipur, Syrian Revolution, Kurdistan Workers' Party, National Liberation Army (Colombia) (C): Jamiat-e Islami, Muslim Brotherhood, Al-Badr, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, United National Liberation Front, National Liberation Movement of Ahwaz, Kamtapur Liberation Organisation, Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (D): Taliban, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hamas, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Liwa Fatemiyoun, Dukhtaran-e-Millat, al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (F): Houthi, Kurdistan Freedom Hawks, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Kata'ib Hezbollah, Tehreek-i-Taliban, Turkistan Islamic Party, Shining Path

#noncredible defense

[aelloposchrysopterus]

HEY DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ASSASSINATION OF A PROMINENT SIKH LEADER IN CANADA AND WHY THIS MATTERS?

I generally don't like to write current events-y stuff here, but since I'm not seeing any people talking about this in my corner of this hellsite, I figured I might as well.

DISCLAIMER: For the record, I'm part Punjabi, raised culturally Sikh in the United States, I don't actively practice Sikhism, and I'm writing this assuming a non-Sikh, non-Desi audience that knows little to nothing about Indian politics. I am trying to be as factually accurate as possible but if certain information is incorrect, I will correct this post because a) this is an ongoing issue so the information I have right now may not turn out to be correct and b) my memory is fallible and while I did try to fact-check the background information I remembered, many of these historical events have accounts that differ drastically from each other, so it is difficult to establish a definite truth. This post was written and last updated 25 September 2023.

So, the basic facts of what happened:

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed on 18 June 2023. He was a proponent of the Khalistan movement. In the past week or so, Canadian government officials have accused India of orchestrating his assassination.

Khalistan? What's That and Why Does It Matter?

Like quite a few things in Desi politics, the idea of Khalistan can be traced back to the Partition. At the heart of the Partition, the idea was that Pakistan is for the Muslims and India is for the Hindus.

However, India is not exclusively populated by Hindus, no matter how hard Modi and the BJP* try to make it a Hindu-only nation through their Hindu nationalist policies. Among other religious minority groups, many Sikhs had to made the new India their home, because of the religious persecution they would face in Pakistan. The Radcliffe Line (the line of partition) runs right through Punjab, the ancestral homeland of, among others, most Sikhs. In Punjab, during the Partition, Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims carried out sectarian violence against each other.

What this means is that a lot of Sikhs were displace from their homeland and subjected to discrimination and violence based on their religion in both Pakistan and India. As a result, some members of the Sikh community started calling for a new nation to be carved out of the Punjab regions in Pakistan and India. This new nation was to be a Sikh nation, much like Pakistan for the Muslims and India for the Hindus, and it was to be called Khalistan.

(Little bit of anecdotal trivia: apparently identifying as Punjabi first and Indian second when describing ethnic background is more common among Punjabi Sikhs, due to Sikh efforts to show their connection to Punjabi in an attempt to make Khalistan a Sikh nation in the Punjabi region.)

Needless to say, the Indian government did not and does not like the idea of a Sikh nation and sees the idea of it as a terrorist threat.

*Bharatiya Janata Party, the Hindu nationalist party currently ruling over most of India.

Operation Blue Star and Indira Gandhi

As part of this rising call for a Sikh nation, Sikh militant groups sprung up. Indira Gandhi's government wanted to arrest one of the most prominent leaders of a Sikh militant movement. However, he and his supporters were holed up in the holiest site in Sikhism, the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

On one of the holiest days in Sikhism, the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev, the Indian military began their attack on the Golden Temple, known as Operation Blue Star. Long story short, Sikh pilgrims were killed during both the fighting and in extrajudicial killings by the military afterwards.

In anger at how Gandhi's government had carried out Operation Blue Star, two of her Sikh bodyguards assassinated her. Anti-Sikh pogroms then occurred, with independent estimates of the number of Sikhs killed ranging from 8,000 to 17,000.

This only made tensions between the Sikh community and the Indian government worse; I see this as a defining moment in how the government of India responds to the Khalistan movement and both Sikh extremist violence and peaceful support.

Oh and did I mention yet that the Indian government has outlawed the Khalistan movement?

The law that does this dates back to 1967, by the way.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar

And so now we come to the story of the recently-assassinated Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Due to Khalistani activism being outlawed in India, many Khalistani activists have settled abroad. This includes Nijjar, who became a Canadian citizen in 2007 and had first come to Canada to apply for asylum after having been arrested by the Indian police in connection with his pro-Khalistan stance. He continued his Sikh and Khalistani activism in Canada until he was killed in the parking lot of the gurdwara he belonged to by two masked gunmen.

The Canadian government recently alleged that the Indian government war involved in the killing of Nijjar, but has not yet provided firm evidence.

Why Does This Matter?

Obviously, as a culturally Sikh person, it matters to me because this assassination is part of a legacy of violence targeting my community due to perceived associations with terrorism. (Yes, there are some Sikh extremists and terrorists, but the overwhelming majority of Sikhs are neither extremists nor terrorists.)

But this has ramifications that everyone should care about.

Canada and India have recently done tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions due to the Canadian government's allegations

The US may also get dragged into this because Canada alleged that American intelligence gave them some information necessary to prove the involvement of the India government

The UK may also get dragged into this because they, too, have a sizeable Punjabi Sikh community that includes multiple MPs and the government has historically had strong relationships with both Canada and India

Despite the BJP's involvement in anti-Muslim violence, Modi and his government still enjoy a cozy relationship with many Western nations; this may start to change, although change is unlikely as Western governments see being allied with India as key to countering Chinese influence

If India is proven to be behind the assassination, this could be bad for other Khalistani activists in the Sikh diaspora because it means the Indian government could potentially target and kill them, too

This is important. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, and this isn't an isolated incident. I know I probably didn't do a great job explaining this, but it's hard to summarize about 550 years of oppression and violence and politics and culture and how that has manifested over the past 80 years, leading to the murder of a prominent leader in the Sikh diaspora.

For further reading on this, I'd suggest this BBC article, which includes information on some other Khalistani activists recently killed.

Anyhow, I'll keep trying to follow the news on this and update this post as needed, likely through reblogs.

#current events #sikhism #religion #khalistan #canada #india #hardeep singh nijjar #look i really don't like to write politics and current events shit #but it's important to me to just put this out in the hopes that more people hear about this and also understand what it means #i tried to keep this short so there's a lot i left out

[beardedmrbean]

India has urged its citizens travelling to or living in Canada to "exercise utmost caution".

The advisory comes a day after tensions escalated between the countries with each expelling a diplomat from the other side.

Canada said it was investigating "credible allegations" linking the Indian state with the killing of a Sikh separatist leader.

India strongly denied this, calling the allegations "absurd".

Analysts say relations between the countries, which have been strained for months, are now at an all-time low.

How India-Canada ties descended into a public feud

Why Western nations fear India-Canada row

On Wednesday, India's foreign ministry said it issued the advisory "in view of growing anti-India activities and politically-condoned hate crimes and criminal violence in Canada".

The Indian government has often reacted sharply to demands by Sikh separatists in Western countries for Khalistan, or a separate Sikh homeland.

The Khalistan movement peaked in India in the 1980s with a violent insurgency centred in Sikh-majority Punjab state.

It was quelled by force and has little resonance in India now, but is still popular among some in the Sikh diaspora in countries such as Canada, Australia and the UK.

Canada has the highest number of Sikhs outside Punjab and has seen several pro-Khalistan protests and demonstrations. In June, reports said India had raised a "formal complaint" with Canada about the safety of its diplomats there.

In Wednesday's statement, Delhi said that some recent threats were directed at its diplomats and some Indians "who oppose the anti-India agenda".

"Indian nationals are, therefore, advised to avoid travelling to regions and potential venues in Canada that have seen such incidents," it said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that intelligence agencies were investigating whether "agents of the government of India" were involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen - India had designated him a terrorist in 2020.

Nijjar was shot dead in his vehicle by two masked gunmen outside a Sikh temple on 18 June in British Columbia.

"Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty," Mr Trudeau told the Canadian parliament on Monday.

India reacted strongly, saying that Canada was trying to "shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists" who had been given shelter there.

Some Indian media reports claimed the statement from Delhi followed a similar Canadian advisory for its citizens travelling to India. Canada's government confirmed its travel advice for India had been updated on Monday but said it had been "as part of pre-scheduled and routine maintenance in the section on travel health information".

"No new risk information has been added to the India TAA [Travel Advice and Advisories] page," a spokesperson told the BBC. Ottawa's advisory asks its citizens to "exercise a high degree of caution" because of the "risk of terrorist attacks throughout" India.

#nunyas news

[sivavakkiyar]

of course Khalistan survives, and more than just as a dream. The standard stereotype is that it’s solely a diaspora assertion, perverting the Sikhs in India with anti national sentiment…in truth it is not actually a contradiction ime for Sikhs to be proud of and support India *and* recognize that considering the frequent oppression that something like an independent state might be neccessary. I’m not a scholar; i can’t say what Guru Nanak would say. Or what the chances are. But the oppression of Sikhs in India is obviously real

[localreport]

US: Khalistan supporters vandalized the temple and wrote anti-India slogans on the walls.

[businessnewsupdates]

California Hindu Temple Vandalized: India Seeks Probe

India has urgently requested an investigation into the vandalization of a prominent Hindu temple in California, where pro-Khalistan slogans and anti-India graffiti were discovered. The Hindu-American foundation shared images on social media, revealing hateful messages spray-painted on the walls of Newark's Swaminarayan Mandir Vasana Sanstha.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar condemned the act, emphasizing that extremists and separatist forces outside India should not be given space. The Indian Consulate in San Francisco has lodged a complaint with US authorities, initiating an ongoing investigation. The incident has triggered strong condemnation from the Indian embassy in San Francisco, highlighting the sentiments of the Indian community.

The temple administration reported the incident occurred on Thursday night, with one devotee discovering anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti on an exterior wall. The Newark Police are treating it as a targeted act and are conducting a thorough investigation. Captain Jonathan Arguello expressed deep sadness over such senseless acts, emphasizing that they have no room in the community.

Unfortunately, this isn't the first time a Hindu temple has been targeted, with similar incidents in both the US and Canada. India has previously expressed concerns about escalating activities by Khalistan supporters, leading to actions against organizations and individuals attempting to fuel separatist sentiment in different countries. In a recent incident in Canada's Surrey, a temple was vandalized, and pro-Khalistan posters called for an investigation into India's alleged role in the death of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Canada accused India without providing evidence, and the US arrested an Indian for an alleged plot to murder Khalistan terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. India refutes these allegations as false and baseless, stating they will investigate with provided proof. Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted a commitment to examining any information provided

#TempleVandalism #HinduCommunity #IndiaProtest

[visamintglobal]

Revival of India-Canada Diplomatic Ties: Visas for Canadian Citizens Reinstated!

In a resolute move, the Indian government has reignited the issuance of visas to Canadian citizens across several critical categories. Effective October 26, 2023, the Indian High Commission in Canada has commenced processing visas for entry, business, medical, and conference purposes. Tourist and e-visa services for Canadians remain suspended.

This bold step marks a decisive turn in the India-Canada diplomatic narrative. Previously strained due to the escalating Khalistani movement in Canada, India had temporarily suspended all visa processing for Canadian nationals. Even attempts to apply through third countries were met with impassable barriers.

The pivotal event triggering this diplomatic shift was the tragic assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Khalistan leader holding Canadian citizenship. Nijjar, an immigrant Sikh militant, met his untimely demise on June 18, 2023, in British Columbia, Canada. The primary source of contention between the nations revolved around mounting concerns over terrorism proliferation. India persistently implored the Canadian government to act against pro-Khalistani factions, furnishing them with a list of Khalistani terrorists, a list that had been shared numerous times in the past.

The suspension of visa processing was a direct response to the threats faced by Indian diplomats in Canada, stemming from Khalistani gangs. Simultaneously, India called upon the Canadian government to trim its stationed personnel in India, citing suspicions of anti-India activities amongst Canadian diplomats.

In the wake of Nijjar's assassination, Canada asserted that their intelligence agencies had verified information implicating Indian officials in the killing. This revelation further intensified tensions, rendering Canada an unsafe working environment for Indian diplomats and compelling the decision to halt visa processing from India's end.

This resurgence in visa issuance signals a pivotal moment in recalibrating the diplomatic equilibrium between India and Canada, propelling them towards renewed cooperation and understanding.

#IndiaCanadaDiplomacy #CanadaVisasInIndia #DiplomaticRelations #IndiaCanadaTies #VisaReinstatement #DiplomaticRecovery #CanadaIndiaRelations #VisaNews #DiplomaticUpdate #CanadaInIndia #VisasRestored #DiplomaticRevival #CanadaVisaNews #VisaPolicy #IndiaCanadaCooperation #DiplomacyMatters #VisaServices #CanadaEmbassy #IndiaCanadaNews #VisaApplication #DiplomaticDevelopment #VisaInformation

[shut-up-rabert]

How to ruin your mood 101:

You know for a fact that these asshats won’t even dare do this to Pakistan Embassy and demand Lahore back, but they have the mother fucking gal to put Indians who they share(d) a motherland with under the bus.

Fuck these seperatists. Fuck them all and tell them to beg it from whatever country they surrendered their passports to because they don’t have jackshit rights over our land.

#Khalistan #anti khalistan #canada #desiblr #canada temple anti india graffiti

[warningsine]

Montreal: 

Canada said Thursday it had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India -- fallout from a bitter row over the killing of a Khalistani terrorist on Canadian soil.

India planned to "unethically" revoke diplomatic immunity for all but 21 of Canada's diplomats and their families by Friday, forcing Ottawa to pull out the others, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said.

"We have facilitated their safe departure from India," Ms Joly added. "This means that our diplomats and their families have now left."

Relations between India and Canada have plunged since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month publicly linked Indian intelligence to the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, which India has denied.

Nijjar, who advocated for a separate Sikh state carved out of India, was wanted by Indian authorities for alleged terrorism and conspiracy to commit murder.

"Revoking the diplomatic immunity of 41 diplomats is not only unprecedented, but also contrary to international law," Ms Joly said Wednesday, but said Canada did not plan to retaliate in kind, so as to not "aggravate the situation."

"Canada will continue to defend international law, which applies to all nations and will continue to engage with India," she said.

"Now more than ever we need diplomats on the ground and we need to talk to one another," Joly added.

- Countermeasures -

Canada has called for India to cooperate in the investigation but New Delhi has rejected the allegations and taken countermeasures, such as shutting down visa services for Canadians.

Ottawa also expelled an Indian diplomat over the affair.

External Affairs Minister SJaishankar said last month in New York that his country would be willing to examine any evidence presented by Canada.

"We have actually been badgering the Canadians. We've given them loads of information about organized crime leadership which operates out of Canada," Mr Jaishankar said, referring to Sikh separatists.

"We have a situation where actually our diplomats are threatened, our consulates have been attacked and often comments are made (that are) interference in our politics," he said.

The Indian government has called the Canadian accusations over the killing "absurd" and advised its nationals not to travel to certain Canadian regions "given the increase in anti-Indian activities."

India also temporarily stopped processing visa applications in Canada.

Nijjar, who immigrated to Canada in 1997 and became a Canadian citizen in 2015, was shot dead by two masked assailants in the parking lot of a Sikh temple near Vancouver in June.

Canada is home to some 770,000 Sikhs, who make up about two percent of the country's population, with a vocal group calling for creating a separate state of Khalistan.

The Sikh separatist movement is largely finished within India, where security forces used deadly force to put down an insurgency in the state of Punjab in the 1980s.

The tensions between Ottawa and New Delhi have created a delicate situation for close Canadian ally Washington, which has in recent months taken steps to move closer to India as the United States seeks to limit Chinese influence in the region.

#canada #india #politics

[blogynewsz]

"Unveiling the Unprecedented: Khalistan Activists Rally Outside Indian High Commission in London, Stirring Up Controversy—What's Really Going On? | India News"

Pro-Khalistan supporters held a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London today. The protesters, who were positioned across from the High Commission, displayed anti-India placards and chanted slogans while British security forces monitored the situation. The demonstration aimed to bring attention to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations of Indian involvement in the…

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[healthstyle101]

India tells citizens in Canada to 'exercise utmost caution' in dispute over murdered Sikh activist

India Urges Caution for Citizens in Canada Amid Escalating Tensions Tensions between India and Canada have escalated following the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil in June. In response, the Indian government issued a warning to its citizens residing in Canada, urging them to exercise caution. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed on Monday that Canadian intelligence agencies were investigating allegations of potential involvement by the Indian government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Nijjar's killing. Nijjar was fatally shot outside a Sikh cultural center in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18. The India Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement on Wednesday, stating, "In view of growing anti-India activities and politically-condoned hate crimes and criminal violence in Canada, all Indian nationals there and those contemplating travel are urged to exercise utmost caution." The statement mentioned that recent threats had particularly targeted Indian diplomats and segments of the Indian community opposed to the anti-India agenda. Given the deteriorating security environment in Canada, the statement also advised Indian students to exercise extreme caution and remain vigilant. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a vocal advocate for an independent Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, a movement banned in India due to its perceived threat to national security. However, Khalistan still garners support in countries like Canada and the United Kingdom, where sizable Sikh communities reside. Trudeau, addressing the Canadian parliament, stated that he discussed the matter with Prime Minister Modi during the G-20 Summit the previous week. Trudeau emphasized that any involvement by a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil would be unacceptable and requested cooperation in the investigation. India responded to these allegations by stating, "Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty." India's Ministry of External Affairs added, "Such unsubstantiated allegations seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity." This developing situation underscores the complex diplomatic relations between India and Canada, with investigations ongoing to determine the facts behind the tragic killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Read the full article

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US provided Canada with intelligence on killing of KTF chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Report - The Tribune India

* US provided Canada with intelligence on killing of KTF chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Report  The Tribune India * "Trudeau Took Several Risks In Going Public With India Allegations": Expert | Left Right And Centre  NDTV * Western intelligence led to Canada accusing India of Sikh activist’s assassination, US Ambassador says  CNN * Trudeau’s anti-India stance despicable as pro-Khalistan ally targets Modi, SFJ threatens Hindu-Canadians  Firstpost * Yeh Jo India Hai Na: Defy Canada via Diplomacy, Targeted Killings Not an Option  The Quint * View Full Coverage on Google News http://dlvr.it/SwYfKh