What is Khalistan, the independent birthplace some Sikhs desire?

.WHEN INDIA obtained independence from Britain in 1947, handful of outside the country thought that a union of such assorted states could possibly secure together. India has actually made it through– but not without risks to its oneness. Some of the best enduring has actually been actually the Khalistan activity, which looks for towards establish an individual homeland for Sikhs.

On September 18th Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, alleged that Indian government agents were behind the killing, in June, of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh leader that handled self-reliance for Khalistan. India’s authorities, which refuses any kind of participation, has actually charged Canada of harbouring “revolutionaries as well as separatists”. Just how significant is actually the Khalistan action?