Category: India
Op/Ed: Statement by Bhai Jagtar Singh Hawara on Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa’s Hunger Strike
“Non-violence is a piece of theatre. You need an audience. What can you do when you have no audience? People have the right to resist annihilation." -Arundhati roy
:dateline:Since Bhai Gurbaksh Singh started his...
Lord Singh Reminds India of 1984 Sikh Carnage
:dateline:Lord Indarjit Singh, the Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO), was invited to give a talk on the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak at the High Commission of India earlier...
Op/Ed: AAP Addresses Concerns of Minorities in its Manifesto for Delhi Elections
:dateline:Contrary to other Indian mainstream political parties, the Aam Admi Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal, in its newly released manifesto for legislative assembly elections slated to be held on Dec 4,...
Indian Home Minister Slammed for Objecting to Sikh Activists Using Social Media to Promote Khalistan
:dateline:Taking issue with the Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for objecting to Sikh activists using social media to propagate Khalistan ideology, the Dal Khalsa asked him to explain what was wrong in...
Op/Ed: Manmohan Singh, Most Powerful Sikh?
:dateline:The Sikh Directory has published list of 100 “Most Power Sikhs”. As per an announcement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has come in as the world's most powerful Sikh, followed by Indian Planning...
Badal Shows No Interest Gurudwara Gyan Godri Sahib (Uttrakhand) Issue
:dateline:Hundreds of Sikhs led by noted Sikh preacher and head Panthik Sewa Lehar, Baba Baljit Singh Daduwal on Monday left for Gurudwara Gyan Godri Sahib (Uttrakhand) to mark Parkash Gurpurab after performing...
Sikh Youth of Punjab to Conduct Conference on Martyrdom Day of Guru Teg Bahadur
:dateline:Asserting that Guru Teg Bahadur was in fact “dharam di chadar” (protector of religion), and not “Hind-di-chadar” (protector of Hindus), the Sikh Youth of Punjab (SYP) has urged the Indian government to...
Indian Prime Minsiter to Boycott Sri Lankan Commonwealth Summit Due to Human Rights Abuses
:dateline:Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is said to have boycotted the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka due to the torture of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka and is instead sending India’s Foreign...
