What is the Sikh separatist movement at centre of the Canada-India dispute?
What is the Sikh separatist movement at centre of the Canada-India dispute?
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The movement at centre of Canada-India dispute
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What is the Sikh separatist movement at centre of the Canada-India dispute?
The movement at centre of Canada-India dispute
Interesting article. I don't know anything about Sikhs or the the politics and history behind Kalistan.
But trying to relate, I'm thinking of Albertans in Mexico rallying for Wexit, and I giggle to myself.
Modi is very conservative, and has been targeting minority groups such as Indian Muslims and Sikhs. Unlike Muslims, who have a number of countries where they are the majority (Pakistan being a notable one, for good or ill), I haven't heard of one for the Sikhs. I don't claim to have a similar issue, but I can appreciate people wanting a homeland. I can also appreciate Indians in general not wanting their country split up (again). That in itself doesn't make people terrorists, imo.
From a Canadian perspective, that's like calling Quebec or Alberta separatists terrorists. Not really, until they start bombing buildings, kidnapping people, and otherwise inciting terror, such as the FLQ.
Yeah, I can understand how a group like the Sikh population in India, or the Quebecois in Quebec would like to be away from a government telling them how to do things.
I also agree, in Canada at least, that we are better together. Learning to live with our differences will make us stronger.