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TopicSikh diaspora

Topic: Sikh diaspora

Hir, homeland, and husband—A Punjabi woman’s longing for folk songs in California

In ‘Punjabi Centuries: Tracing Histories of Punjab’, edited by Anshu Malhotra, Nicole Ranganath recounts how diasporic Punjabi women used folk songs to express their loneliness in California.

In a 1st, SGPC to print Guru Granth Sahib outside India, its only press outside India to come up in US

Decision taken Tuesday during Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's executive committee meeting in Amritsar. Gurudwara & religious preaching centre to also come up at America's Tracy City.

West can’t allow Khalistan’s revival in its backyard and expect normal relations with India

If the use of Pakistani territory for anti-India activities justifies strong action by India, then it is equally unacceptable for US, UK, Australia, and Canada to allow Khalistanis to operate on their soil under the guise of 'democratic freedom'.

Parade by radical Sikhs glorifying Indira assassination in Canada sparks diplomatic row

EAM Jaishankar questions Canada giving ‘space to extremists' after 4 June Brampton rally that appeared to glorify killers of ex-PM Indira Gandhi. Canadian envoy condemns event.

23-year-old Indian immigrant is first observant Sikh to graduate from US military academy

Anmol Narang, who holds the rank of second lieutenant, said she was inspired by her grandfather who had served in the Indian Army.

As Justin Trudeau visits India, Sikh groups in Canada are demanding a separate nation

Sikh groups in Canada, USA and UK openly support a separate Sikh nation, and Indian security agencies believe they are trying to revive militancy in Punjab.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.