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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicTalwinder Singh Parmar

Topic: Talwinder Singh Parmar

No signs of a looming pro-Khalistan insurgency. India needn’t fear the ghost of BKI’s Parmar

In 1984, Parmar succeeded in turning his low-grade marketing campaign into a movement due to political missteps in Punjab, which empowered Bhindranwale.

‘Air India ki flight mat lo’ — how Canadian neglect led up to Kanishka bombing 38 yrs ago

An explosives test conducted by the Babbar Khalsa was mistaken to be a 'gunshot'. Surveillance was called off, X-ray screen broke down & an anonymous bag was checked in.

‘Grotesque twist’ — Purported poster of Canadian event ‘honouring’ Kanishka bombing ‘mastermind’ criticised

Purported poster of car rally addresses late Khalistani militant Talwinder Singh Parmar as 'martyr' & calls for investigating 'India’s role' in the Air India Flight 182 bombing, which killed 329.

Kanishka Bombing: On this day in 1985, world saw deadliest pre-9/11 aircraft terror attack

Sikh extremism in Canada has been in the news lately, but the Kanishka bombing particularly loomed over Justin Trudeau's visit to India

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.