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Topic: Khalistani

Who is Sikh militant Kashmir Singh Galwadi, last of Nabha jailbreak escapees to be rearrested

Preacher-turned-militant Kashmir Singh Galwadi, wanted for assassination bid, jailbreak & narco-terrorism, was arrested by NIA after having evaded the law for more than 6 yrs.

India summons UK chargé d’affaires after Sikh extremist breaches Jaishankar’s security, tears tricolour

External affairs ministry condemned incident earlier in the day outside of Chatham House in London. In 2023, Sikh separatists had breached Indian High Commission in London as well.

As UK seeks FTA with India, key negotiator’s representative joins Sikh separatist event in Parliament

Preet Kaur Gill, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jonathan Reynolds who is negotiating the FTA, was present at the Gurpurab gathering hosted by a pro-Sikh separatist group.

I saw firsthand how Khalistanis operate in Canada—disrupting Hindus’ events, heckling guests

If India govt wants to solve the Khalistan problem outside Canada and make life safer for Indians abroad, it must be more aggressive.

US and allies boast of killing whomever they want, yet lecture India on morality

To believe that educated Indians will never question their government is silly. We question the government every single day. Currently, we are worried about how our spy agencies are run.

Our take on India-Canada fallout, Shinde cabinet rush, and Omar Abdullah’s leadership

ThePrint view on the most important issues of the week.

Seeking accountability from India for ‘Pannun plot’, says US

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell adds that India is looking at 'institutional reforms' to prevent such a situation from occurring again.

Sikh man ‘assaulted’ in Kaithal, called ‘Khalistani’. Attackers threatened to ‘remind him of 1984’

SGPC says incident has hurt sentiments of Sikhs & urges Haryana govt to take matter seriously. No arrests have been made so far.

‘Attacked, called Khalistani,’ says Kaithal businessman, case of ‘insulting religious beliefs’ lodged

While the matter is under probe, Haryana cops suspect the businessman was drunk and got into an altercation with his ‘attackers’.

Amid ‘Khalistani’ row, Kolkata Raj Bhavan to set up a Punjabi Bagh as ‘tribute’ to community

Move announced after Sikh delegation sought governor’s intervention over issue of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari allegedly calling IPS officer 'Khalistani'. Adhikari has denied using word.

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The debate about spheres of influence reorders India’s position

New world reordering tests New Delhi’s strategic autonomy, balancing ties without succumbing to exclusive dominance zones.

Urban co-op banks doubled loan book in 5 yrs, but stuck at under 2% of credit market—Sahakar Trends

UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.