New Delhi: Veteran Canadian journalist Terry Milewski’s new book ‘Blood for Blood: 50 years of the Global Khalistan Project’ chronicles the global Khalistan project, tracing the rise in popularity and downfall of prominent diaspora militants.
Published by HarperCollins India, the book will be released on 16 July on ‘SoftCover’, ThePrint’s online venue to launch select non-fiction books.
Using 12 October 1971 as a starting point, when the The New York Times published an ad by Khalistani patriarch Dr Jagjit Singh Chauhan proclaiming the birth of the movement, Milewski provides new information about Khalistani history in India, Canada and the UK.
Among the prominent individuals Milewski focuses on is Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Vancouver-based militant who led the 1985 Kanishka attack, when the Air India Flight 182 en route from Montreal to London exploded mid-air, killing 329 passengers and crew onboard.
Milewski worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for over 40 years, reporting as a correspondent from 52 countries. Prior to his retirement in 2016, Milewski not only made frequent reporting trips to India over the years, but also went to Ireland in 1985 to cover the Kanishka attack.
Following his relocation to Vancouver in 1995, Milewski produced several award-winning documentaries on the aftermath of the attack.
A close follower of the Kanishka case and the broader Khalistani movement over the past 36 years, Milewski looks at the mistakes committed by the militants as well as the poor response by several countries, including India, Pakistan and Canada, on the issue.
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