I wonder if India is going to expelled the American diplomats and stop all visa processing like the did when Canada called them out on their successful assassination of a Canadian citizen?
Doubtful, especially since China is griping about their border, trying to claim more freshwater for China
Seems kind of wild to do this sort of thing on allied ground. Maybe just act like an adult and not kill them for rhetoric you don’t like? Obviously when rhetoric gets incredibly dangerous it’s hard to ignore, but I don’t think his was particularly bad. If I’m wrong someone can fill me in
If you’re looking for BJP to act in a rational manner you’re going to have a bad time
Well, a month or two ago, Canada formally accused India of being behind an actual assassination on Canadian soil.
Very nasty stuff. Troubling times.
They're pretty bold. Did the same thing in Canada a few months back too. The Indian government does not want a Sikh state by any means. (though last I checked the idea of Khalistan wasn't even that popular in that part of India anyways)
What's really funny is how vehemently amd dramatically the Indian govt denied involvement in the Canadian assassination. As I recall, one Indian parliamentarian went so far as to call for dropping a nuke on Canada. Strong Lady MacBeth vibes.
We sometimes forget that India is not, in fact, an ally of the West. They are non-aligned.
With their previous experiences with the west, who could blame them?
That's the funny thing. As far as I know, you're completely right. I am not seriously tuned in or anything, but talking to my father-in-law and my wife's cousin (both Punjab-born Sikhs and no strangers to taking pride in their identities) as well as sort of generally keeping up with the basics in the news, the sense I get is that "Khalistan" as a movement very much peaked in the 1980s with Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, the subsequent riots, and culminating in the Air India bombing in 1985. Since then, it's been a slow erosion as Indian identity has stabilized, as the democracy became a bit more robust (seriously being tested now), and Sikhs felt better integrated into the country. The idea of being effectively a weak buffer state between India and Pakistan just sort of loses its charm when the population doesn't feel desperately repressed. The first Sikh PM was even a member of the Gandhis' Congress Party. The diaspora is doing well, and in many western countries Sikhs serve as useful, informal cultural ambassadors for the nation of India.
Many Sikhs even supported the Modi and the BJP at first, but as the Hindu nationalists find success in oppressing Muslims, suddenly there are more voices that the Sikhs in Punjab need to be brought to heel as well, or at least that their concerns are unimportant and do not need to be addressed. Even still, most of the loud separatist voices are outside of Punjab and couching most of their rhetoric in peaceful terms, and the drive for any serious resistance remains fringe. Modi et al are fanning tiny embers of resistance that would normally be unlikely to cause great harm to India or the world. If they don't stop shooting straw men, they're going to create the exact problem they claim to be trying to fight.
I think its a fundamental requirement for the machine - it must always have someone to antagonise, to blame for troubles. When Islam was suppressed to the point that the machine is satisfied ,it must find another group to hate or the machine implodes.
But how else are we supposed to speed-run fascist governmental takeovers?
Before the actual assassination in Canada and this attempted one, I didn't give a fuck about Sikh nationhood. Now I'm thinking they need a country that doesn't reach outside of its borders to kill them.
According to the indictment, Mr Gupta was involved in international narcotics and weapons trafficking before he was allegedly recruited by an Indian government official in May to pursue the assassination scheme.
I feel like there's some more details that demand explanation here.
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