CSIS fügt extremistische Khalistani -Aktivisten als nationale Sicherheitsbedrohung zu
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-csis-flags-khalistani-activists-security-threat/
CSIS fügt extremistische Khalistani -Aktivisten als nationale Sicherheitsbedrohung zu
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-csis-flags-khalistani-activists-security-threat/
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I mean extremist Sikh nationalists were responsible for the worst terrorist attack in Canadian history.
India’s nationalist government at present is on something of an assimilationist bent. I can’t imagine the more extreme strains of separatist sentiment are likely to decrease any time soon.
It’s not just the Sikhs. Even the ethnic groups in India that have state-level representation are finding their states in tension with the federal government. The issue of English as an official language is strangely divisive. Colonial legacy and most can see the argument for doing away with it. But not if it means replacement by Hindi in parts of India where no one speaks Hindi. Kerala and Tamil Nadu have been both having a bit of a spat with insisting on the right to deal with the federal government only in English.
Tangentially, I recently read (skimmed honestly) a controversial book that might be relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_Ideology
Here’s what the CSIS report actually says:
> Some Canadians participate in legitimate and peaceful campaigning to support the Khalistan movement.
Non-violent advocacy for an independent state of Khalistan is not considered extremism.
> Only a small group of individuals are considered Khalistani extremists because they continue to use Canada as a base for the promotion, fundraising or planning of violence primarily in India. While there were no CBKE-related attacks in Canada in 2024, ongoing involvement in violent activities by CBKEs continues to pose a national security threat to Canada and Canadian interests.
Here’s what it says about the Indian government
> The Government of Canada’s investigation into the 2023 killing of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar continued in 2024. Four individuals were arrested in May 2024 and charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Criminal proceedings are ongoing. In mid-October, as part of ongoing RCMP investigations, the RCMP announced that evidence pointed to a link between agents of the Government of India and criminal networks to sow violent activity in South Asian communities in Canada. On October 14, Canada, in the interests of public safety, expelled six Indian diplomats and consular officials in order to disrupt this network.
> Links between the Government of India and the Nijjar murder signals a significant escalation in India’s repression efforts against the Khalistan movement and a clear intent to target individuals in North America.
> As PIFI reached the end of its public hearings and South Asian communities in Canada expressed concerns over Government of India pressure tactics and targeting, CSIS noted that this form of foreign interference, called transnational repression, plays a central role in India’s activity in Canada. Transnational repression is a well-established tactic for foreign governments to exploit communities they view as their ethnic populations.
Canada must remain vigilant about continued foreign interference conducted by the Government of India, not only within ethnic, religious and cultural communities but also in Canada’s political system.
Clearly, the Indian government’s own illegal and violent activities inside Canada against Canadian citizens far exceed any actual activity or threat from the Khalistan movement, yet somehow the tone of the article tries to place the onus on the Khalistan movement.