Tag: Jasdev Singh Rai

WASHINGTON: The Justin Trudeau government torpedoed efforts by New Delhi to reach out to separatists Sikhs in Canada bowing to pressure from extremist Khalistanis, a Canadian commentator has revealed, amid growing scrutiny of Ottawa's purported indulgence and patronage of militants. The Modi government's outreach, according to the columnist Terry Glavin in the National Post, came in 2016-17 when it sought the help of British Sikh activist Jasdev Singh Rai for talks with "veteran Canadian Khalistanis who were growing weary of agitating for a separate Sikh state in India...