.WHEN INDIA acquired freedom coming from Britain in 1947, couple of outside the country felt that a union of such diverse states might hold together. India has survived– but not without hazards to its own uniformity. Among the absolute most enduring has been the Khalistan action, which seeks to develop an individual birthplace for Sikhs.
On September 18th Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, affirmed that Indian federal government agents were behind the killing, in June, of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh leader that supported independence for Khalistan. India’s authorities, which denies any engagement, has accused Canada of harbouring “terrorists and separationists”. Just how severe is actually the Khalistan action?