Members of the Khalistan movement, a separatist movement seeking to create a homeland for Sikhs called Khalistan, hold a protest rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on June 10, 2023.

Nijjar’s supporters rejected the terrorist label, arguing it was used to discredit the Sikh leader, who was known for his Khalistan advocacy and speaking out against alleged human rights abuses ...

“Khalistan” is a reference to a separatist movement that seeks to create a homeland for Sikhs in the Punjab region of India. News of the raid comes as India remains in a tense diplomatic ...

Singh is a leading ideologue within the outlawed separatist movement that seeks to establish a sovereign state called Khalistan for followers of India’s minority Sikh religion. Dramatic scenes ...

It comes after thousands of Canadian Sikhs took part in an unofficial voting exercise earlier this week dubbed the “Khalistan referendum”, expressing their support for a separate Sikh nation ...

Sikh separatists demand that their homeland Khalistan, meaning "the land of the pure", be created out of Punjab. The demand has resurfaced many times, most prominently during a violent insurgency ...

India has survived—but not without threats to its unity. One of the most enduring has been the Khalistan movement, which seeks to establish an independent homeland for Sikhs. On September 18th ...

Diplomatic tensions over calls for a separate homeland for Sikhs in India have escalated, after Canada said it was looking at "credible allegations potentially linking" the Indian state to the ...