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Authorities in the U.S. said an Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York City. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

November 30, 2023

Alleged assassination plots in the U.S. and Canada signal a more assertive Indian foreign policy

Reeta Tremblay, University of Victoria

This announcement by U.S. authorities could have potential ramifications for Indian politics, both at home and abroad, and could spur separatist activities in the Sikh diaspora.

People gathered outside of the Consulate General of India in Vancouver on June 24, 2023 to protest the recent shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

September 20, 2023

The fraught history of India and the Khalistan movement

Reeta Tremblay, University of Victoria

Hardeep Singh Nijjar is one of three high-profile Sikh political activists to be killed in recent months.

Before the election that secured his second-term victory, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd during a political campaign road show in Varanasi, India. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)

October 28, 2019

In India, Modi’s nationalism quashes dissent with help from the media

Reeta Tremblay, University of Victoria and Michelle D. Bonner, University of Victoria

India’s Modi government has used populist rhetoric to scare the public and turn Kashmiri Muslims into symbols of terrorist violence. The news media in India seems to be following along.

Paramilitary soldiers walk past Rapid Action Force (RAF) soldiers standing guard during security lockdown in Jammu, India, Aug. 9, 2019. The restrictions on public movement throughout Kashmir have forced people to stay indoors. All communications and the internet have been cut off. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

August 11, 2019

Modi ushers in a new intolerant India and revokes multicultural democracy

Reeta Tremblay, University of Victoria

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he’s ushering in a ‘new India.’ But this new era is of ethnic majoritarianism and erases differences, dissent and the rights of minorities.

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