The religious parade saw slogans and symbols linked to the Khalistan movement, which advocates for an independent homeland for the Sikh minority in India. It featured banners displaying a map of ...

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.

Khalistan flags are seen at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple, site of the June 2023 killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 20, 2023.

Canada has found itself caught up in tensions between the Indian government and Sikhs over the Khalistan movement, which seeks an independent Sikh state. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

“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 ...

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 ...

But Khalistan supporters remain “fringe” and “on the margins,” Kumar said. “The Sikh people living in Punjab know that if the militancy makes a comeback, they will be ones who will ...

What is the Khalistan referendum, and why is India is so concerned about what’s happening in Canada? Campaign by Sikhs based abroad to ‘annex’ Punjab from India is a growing bone of ...

The historic gurdwara, better known as the Ross Street gurdwara, was spray-painted with pro-Khalistan and anti-India graffiti. Following this incident, Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey was also ...