In a rapidly escalating diplomatic conflict, Canada’s investigation into the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar has put India’s transnational repression tactics under global scrutiny. Sikh political circles across the Diaspora and in homeland Punjab... More »
Why is the Sikh community not speaking out in clear terms about a people rendered homeless via Partition in 1948? While the war in West Asia rages and Israel continues to pound the civilian population of Gaza on the pretext of finishing off Hamas, it is surpri... More »
Senior Journalist Tavleen Singh has written extensively for and against Narendra Modi. She has presented objective readings about the Sikh struggle and covered the Punjab in the 1980s and 1990s and she is entitled to her opinion. She is clearly insensitive to ... More »
On the eve of India’s Independence Day, in an extraordinary show of dissent, activists of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and Dal Khalsa gathered in the industrial capital of Punjab -Ludhiana, on the hot and sultry day of 14 August, protesting injustices an... More »
Subcontinental hockey powerhouses, India and Pakistan, dominated the game for nearly 50 years when it was played on grass. The surface proved to be a premium when it came to stick work, control and near-total dominance since Indians and Pakistanis were the mas... More »
Indianism and connected Hinduism is a colonialist, imperialist mindset. Insecure, paranoid and all centred on power, control, consolidation and centralisation. Most academics, journalists, media sources and politicians are too fearful, opportunist, ignorant an... More »
As if to prepare us, we are being told that worse is still to come, with the pandemic likely to peak in the second half of May 2021. There is no news or views of comfort except the non-governmental sector where Good Samaritans have taken over the mantle of sup... More »
India is teetering at the brink of a crisis unparalleled in its over 70 years of history as a republic. The Covid19 pandemic has thoroughly exposed the health systems in the country, in urban and rural areas. WHO warning has come true, ‘Don’t depend upon anyon... More »
While there is an alarming increase in the number of COVID19 infections, India is opening up in a hurry that is not explainable, except that the government now wants the ‘problem of Coronavirus and the attending problems of the country to be out and done with’... More »
The Global Sikh Council has strongly condemned the disrespect towards Kashmiri women in the derogatory remarks of the right-wing BJP leadership. India, known for its cultural and ethical values should recognize that political conflicts notwithstanding, all peo... More »
In an Open letter to Mr Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America, Sikh organisation Dal Khalsa seeks immediate and unsolicited intervention to resolve the status of Kashmir, calling it an international dispute and not a bilateral issue betwe... More »