Pro-Khalistan leader and designated terrorist in India Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) released a fresh video on Wednesday giving a call to “picket” Air India flights on December 1 at Toronto and Vancouver international airports in Canada.
India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) — the country’s counter-terrorism law enforcement agency — has registered a case against ‘listed individual terrorist’ Gurpatwant Singh Pannun over a video in which he threatened passengers flying Air India, the airlines with a global blockade, and the closure of its operations from November 19.
On behalf of the Indian community in Canada, a non-profit Hindu group has urged the Justin Trudeau government to take swift action against pro-Khalistan hardliner Gurpatwant Singh Pannun for threatening Indian diplomats and consulates in G7 nations. Pannun, legal counsel of outlawed Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and a designated terrorist in India, issued fresh threats this week after Indians turned up in huge numbers for a rally at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto on Monday, condemning the Hamas attacks on Israel.
Stating that pro-Khalistan Sikhs have always been loyal to Canada, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, leader of radical Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), threatened Indo-Canadian Hindus and asked them to leave the country in a video which went viral on Wednesday. The emboldened dare from Pannun, legal counsel of SFJ, which is a banned terror outfit in India, comes after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused New Delhi of involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, resulting in tit-for-tat expulsions of senior diplomats.
IANS- A Sikh man based in the US has alleged that the chief of the Pakistan-sponsored Khalistani extremist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), Gurpatwant Singh Pannun extorted $15,000 from a Dalit youth from Punjab. The US-based SFJ has been running a secessionist campaign seeking to “liberate” Indian Punjab from “occupation”. The group is headed by […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emplaned for the U.S. for his three-day official visit to the country. Just hours before Modi’s arrival on September 21, officials from the White House have met a group of Sikh activists. As per reports, citing a community leader, the officers assured the Sikh group that the government is committed to protecting American citizens from any acts of transnational aggression on its soil.
The meeting, initiated by the White House, was held inside the complex on Thursday, September 19. It was attended by American Sikh Caucus Committee founder Pritpal Singh and representatives from the Sikh Coalition and Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF).
The Indian Consulate in New York has condemned the vandalism of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple, saying it has raised the matter with the U.S. law enforcement authorities for prompt action against perpetrators of the “heinous act”.
“The vandalism of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melville, New York, is unacceptable,” the Indian Consulate said Monday, September 16, in a post on X.
Vinay Mohan Kwatra, an Indian Foreign Service diplomat and former Foreign Secretary, has been appointed India’s next Ambassador to the United States. Kwatra is expected to take charge shortly, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of India announcing Kwatra’s appointment on Friday,July 19.
Lawmakers, students, researchers, and community leaders came together at the 3rd National Hindu Advocacy Day to discuss the concerns of Hindus living in the US and the rising instances of hate crime. The event organized by the Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) in Washington on June 28, 2024, was attended by close to 25 lawmakers including Democrat and Republican congressional representatives and staffers.
While Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom flirted with a presidential run in 2024, he ultimately realized the party was set on a Joe Biden re-election. But time flies in presidential politics and 2028 will be here before we know it.
Massachusetts Democratic Party activist Ramesh Vishwanath Kapur, president of U.S. India Security Council Inc, and a member of the Biden Victory Fund National Finance Committee, says Newsom is indeed running for president, in 2028.
While both Washington and Ottawa take an aggressive stance on alleged Indian clandestine operations, are they equally committed to extraditing American and Canadian terrorists like David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana? Or is there a deeper disregard for India’s legitimate national security and criminal justice concerns?
Over the past year, India has found itself at the epicentre of Western allegations, coupled with old friend camaraderie with Pakistani generals accusing Indian officials of undermining the sovereignties of nations by purportedly engaging in the termination of terrorists in Canada, the US, and Pakistan.
Targeting the US for interfering in India’s internal affairs, Russia has said that Washington is trying to “complicate” the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, including by making “regular unfounded accusations” on threats to religious freedom in the country.
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India has hit back at China over its comments on the investigation into the foiled assassination plot against Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. A spokesperson of India’s Ministry of External Affairs responded to China’s comments and said that India and the United States are capable of dealing with any issues between the two countries.
The United States and India are likely to conduct a significant dialogue on homeland security, focusing on topics such as counterterrorism, concerns related to Sikh radicals, cybersecurity, and aviation security, among other matters. The US Department of Homeland Security is led by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The interim budget 2024-2025 of the Narendra Modi government does not make any ground-breaking announcements, and the Modi government has not been able to “stoke investors’ imagination” in its second term says Richard Rossow, senior adviser and chair of U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
A US State Department spokesperson on Wednesday did not deny or confirm a news report that the proposed sale of MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones to India was being blocked by lawmakers but did say that officials “routinely consult” with members of the foreign relations committees of the US Congress and address any “questions” that they may have before they are formally notified in the final stage of the approval process.
Bob Dhillon, the president of Sikh Gurdwara San Jose, told indica in an interview that all states in India should have their individual rights rather than the Central government dictating their every move. Dhillon stayed away from the January 28 “referendum” organized by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun’s outlawed group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ).
On January 28, the Civic Center Plaza across the City Hall in San Francisco turned into a little Punjab, where thousands of Khalistan supporting Sikhs converged with their families to vote for a “referendum” demanding a new country to be carved out of India. The vote seeks to gather Sikhs’ opinions on whether Punjab should break away from India to form an independent nation called Khalistan.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he believes India’s relations with Canada may have undergone “a tonal shift” in the days since the unsealing of a US indictment alleging a conspiracy to murder India-designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil.
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On the issue of allegations made by the US and Canada regarding pro-Khalistani elements, India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar emphasized that the two issues are not the same, adding that India is open to looking into the matter.
A US government agency on religious freedom has called for sanctions against India for its alleged involvement in the killing of a Khalistani activist in Canada and in a plot to kill another activist in the US.
