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Canada agency says it found ‘no evidence’ against their officer Sandeep Sidhu, accused of murder by India

Canada Border Services Agency officer allegedly conspired & funded killing of Balwinder Singh Sandhu. India has added Sidhu's name to provisional arrest requests lists pending with Canada.

‘Throne of Indira will crumble. They will chew iron lentils’—Bhindranwale in 1984

In ‘Poles Apart’, Aditya Sondhi investigates the comparative roles of the military in the Indian subcontinent, to study their influences on the growth of democracy in the region.

Chamkila died over 3 decades ago but in his Punjab village bitterness, regret linger

In Chamkila’s village there is an undercurrent of bitterness, regret — Mehsampur has the reputation of being a killing field.

‘Fancy cars, guns, clout’ — in Amritpal’s militia, ‘brainwashed’ youth & addicts in awe of his ‘rebel’ image

Residents of Jallupur Khera village said Amritpal's influence extended only to the youth, and elderly members of the village had long since distanced themselves from his talks of Khalistan.

Khalistan on the Pacific: How the gangs of Punjab were born in Canada

Sidhu Moose Wala's murder has cast grim light on the growing reach of transnational criminal groups, whose toxic tide is washing over the youth of Punjab.

Rivalry between Sikhs & Nirankaris is almost a century old

The Nirankaris and the Sikhs have shared a deeply troubled relationship since before Independence.

Once a soldier, always a soldier: The Sikh general who didn’t give Blue Star a second thought

As a division commander, Lt. Gen. K.S. Brar (Retd) led Operation Blue Star inside the Golden Temple from 3 to 7 June. He survived...

With Prejudice

By giving communal twist to naming of next Army chief, PIL tried to revive fears long buried until apex court threw it out.

On Camera

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

The volume of major arms transfers has risen by 9.2% compared to 2016-2020. The increase is driven overwhelmingly by Europe’s rearming, followed by the Middle East.

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

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.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.