It should be obvious enough, though it doesn’t appear to be, that Canada is supporting Khalistani separatists in order to facilitate the destabilization of India. This is nothing new from the Pax Americana empire, in which Canada plays it’s role.
Although Canada’s role in the Empire has become more obvious- or should be obvious? Still too many Canadians are blissfully unaware of the role Canada plays in empire- Probably because it is well obscured by the ever obfuscating media.
Empire- an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority
Archive.ph original article from the Economist
WHEN INDIA gained independence from Britain in 1947, few outside the country believed that a union of such diverse states could hold together. 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 1
8th 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 who supported independence for Khalistan.
India’s government, which denies any involvement, has accused Canada of harbouring “terrorists and separatists”. How serious is the Khalistan movement?The origins of Khalistan lie in Sikhism, a religion practised by 23m people in India and 3m more around the world. The faith emerged in the 15th century in Punjab, a region in northern India, then ruled by the Mughals. In 1699, frustrated by life under Muslim rule and corruption among Sikh priests, Guru Gobind Singh, the faith’s leader, reformed the religion. The khalsa (or pure) tradition he initiated radically changed the way Sikhism was practised and organised. It also came with a political vision: to ensure Sikh rule in Punjab.
At independence, some Sikhs tried to realise that vision by carving out a separate country. But the group was small (in the 1941 census, Sikhs accounted for 15%of the Punjab province in British India). The British partitioned Punjab between India and Pakistan. Most Sikhs living on the Pakistani side chose to move to India.
The Sikhs opted to live in India rather than Pakistan.
The dream of Khalistan survived. In the late 1970s and early 1980s the movement re-emerged, fuelled by growing Sikh diasporas in places like Britain and Canada.
In 1980 Jagjit Singh Chauhan, a doctor in London, declared himself president of the “Republic of Khalistan”.
Undoubtedly he had lots of British intelligence footing to stand on to make that type of declaration.
Violence by Khalistani militants surged. In 1985 Khalistani terrorists planted a bomb on an Air India flight between Montreal and London, killing 329 people, most of them Canadians.
One does wonder if any intelligence agencies had their hands in this bombing that killed so many Canadians- British, American or Canadian?
Gee why would CSIS do that? Any chance they were covering for intelligence proxies?
Back to the Economist article
Eventually, though, the movement lost steam in India—partly owing to a government crackdown and economic growth. Many Sikhs still consider Bhindranwale a martyr, but few try to emulate him and those who do are quickly stopped. The only remaining party that advocates Khalistani independence secured less than 3% of the vote in the latest state election.
So where is this separatist movement being instigated from?
I’m going to repeat that and point out clearly that the 5 eyes nations (excluding New Zealand) are at the heart of this separatist movement
It is not a coincidence that the 5 eyes nations, including Canada, are feeding a separatist movement to change the politics of another nation. It’s the business of empire. It’s also state sponsored terrorism, defined in Canada as “the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.”
3 replies on “Canada, Empire and the Khalistani Separatists”
I felt unbelievably compelled to write this latest report given all that is going on here in Canada and the bogus way it’s being presented in the media including some in the alt media
This is not a conservative vs liberal “thing”- that’s to simplistic
This is global empire machinations-
Thanks Penny:
This is an issue that I know nothing about. Thanks to you, now I know a little bit.
Yah, it’s just brushing the surface of this situation but the general pattern is clear.
I see there was yet another bomb threat, on another Air India plane
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/air-india-passengers-get-a-lift-from-rcaf-after-bomb-scare-forces-landing-in-nunavut-1.7064367