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.
Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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!