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In the second week of November, Panjab University in Chandigarh transformed from a centre of learning into a flashpoint of unrest. The immediate trigger was the long-delayed senate elections , which had not been held for several years due to administrative and legal hurdles. Students, supported by various unions, demanded that the elections be restored promptly and that the university’s decision-making bodies be reconstituted through democratic means. What began as a legitima

The 2026 Khalistani Advocacy Mandate exposes how a separatist cult is exploiting Canada’s political weakness and turning democratic institutions into tools of propaganda. Canada is sleepwalking into a political crisis of its own making. Behind the veil of multicultural pride and liberal tolerance, a dangerous ecosystem of Khalistani extremists is corroding the country’s democracy from within. The release of the 2026 Khalistani Advocacy Mandate  has laid bare how a radical mov

SFJ’s $10,000 Bounty: Not Protest, But Naked Terrorism When a banned terrorist group like “Sikhs for Justice” (SFJ) announces a $10,000 reward for revealing the private residence of India’s High Commissioner in Ottawa, it is not an act of “protest.” It is pure terrorism. The 12-hour picketing planned for October 18, tied to Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death anniversary, is a deliberate attempt to intimidate Indian officials and push propaganda at the international level. This is a

Snapshot of viral video of SFJ leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun spreading mis-information. In yet another attempt to provoke unrest and attract global attention, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun’s Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) recently circulated a video claiming that a Khalistan flag had been raised near Bathinda Airport in Punjab. The video, released alongside a call to boycott Air India flights in several countries, was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and

In a disturbing escalation of intimidation, pro-Khalistan extremists have brought their politics to the doorsteps of cultural expression. Over the past week, armed radicals linked to the banned organisation Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) reportedly opened fire at two cinemas in Ontario, Canada, attempting to stop the screening of Indian films. The incidents mark a dangerous convergence of hate propaganda, diaspora radicalisation, and targeted disruption of India’s soft power abroad.

Author: Nijeesh N Research Associate; Institute for Conflict Management Originally published: [This article was originally published by Second Sight at https://www.satp.org/second-sight-volume-2-no-38 on October 13, 2025] On October 7, 2025, Manjit Singh, alias Billa, allegedly attempted to set fire to a Guru Granth Sahib saroop at Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Koulpur village, Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir. Police arrested him the next day, but enraged local Sikhs retaliat

When propaganda runs out of lies, it borrows the language of compassion. The recent attempt by Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) to project itself...

SFJ’s $10,000 Bounty: Naked Extremism Masquerading as Protest When a banned terrorist front like Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) announces a cash...

Ottawa, Canada: In a dramatic blow to the Khalistan movement, Canadian police have arrested Inderjit Singh Gosal, a close aide of Sikhs...

In a decision that is already sparking conversation in both India and Canada, the Canadian Federal Court has dismissed the asylum appeals...

It begins with a boat cutting across the floodwaters in Gurdaspur. On board are wide-eyed children, some as young as ten, rescued from...

On September 6, the government of British Columbia decided to mark what it calls “Jaswant Singh Khalra Day.” To the casual observer, this...

The recent Federal Court judgment in Singh v. Canada once again exposes a troubling pattern. Applicants claimed persecution as Khalistan...

In a small village near Amritsar, where tight lanes meet the golden stretch of Punjab’s farmland, a young boy once picked up a hockey...

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Punjab stood on the edge of collapse. The green fields that had once fed India were shadowed by the gun....

On paper, Milkha Singh’s life is measured in medals, records, and races. But to understand him only as an athlete is to miss the heart of...

It is not every day that a singer from the heart of Punjab walks into the Royal Albert Hall in London and holds an audience—many of whom...

In an age when nations are splitting along old fault lines and neighbours eye each other with suspicion, it is tempting to believe that...

It begins with the sound of train whistles—shrill, desperate, like the cry of a wounded animal. August 1947 was supposed to be a season...

The noose swayed gently in the dim light. On the gallows stood a Sikh revolutionary, his turban neatly tied, his eyes fixed not on the...