Out of roughly 350 Afghan Sikhs who had fled their war-torn country, 230 are believed to have successfully shifted to Canada. About 120 in India continue to await their visas.
The news report has come as a new headache for Trudeau govt. Sajjan, who served as defence minister during the fall of Kabul in 2021, says he is being singled out for being a Sikh.
Failing to get citizenship under CAA, most are looking to settle in Canada which has Punjabi diaspora. Canada offers to cover house rent & provide monthly stipends for one year.
The 18 June attack has made many in the already-dwindling community want to leave Afghanistan. But the Taliban realises that treating Sikh-Hindu community well may help relations with India.
Afghan Sikhs who feel unsafe and targeted for their religion in Afghanistan have been coming to India. However, once here, the reality is a different kind of struggle.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
They will pledge their loyalties to their Khalistani benefactors once they reach Canada. On obtaining the much coveted Canadian citizenship, they will start spewing anti-India Khalistani propaganda. These are the future foot-soldiers of Khalistani extremism – they will have no qualms in setting fire to Indian consulates and targeting Indian diplomats.
Good riddance!
They will pledge their loyalties to their Khalistani benefactors once they reach Canada. On obtaining the much coveted Canadian citizenship, they will start spewing anti-India Khalistani propaganda. These are the future foot-soldiers of Khalistani extremism – they will have no qualms in setting fire to Indian consulates and targeting Indian diplomats.
Good riddance!