because the truth needs to be told
With a few days to go before India’s Republic Day on 26 January, pro-Sikh freedom body Dal Khalsa has shared a poignant letter written to French President Emmanuel Macron scheduled to be the chief guest at India’s 75th Republic Day celebrations. The missive co... More »
Why is the Sikh community not speaking out in clear terms about a people rendered homeless via Partition in 1948? While the war in West Asia rages and Israel continues to pound the civilian population of Gaza on the pretext of finishing off Hamas, it is surpri... More »
Senior Journalist Tavleen Singh has written extensively for and against Narendra Modi. She has presented objective readings about the Sikh struggle and covered the Punjab in the 1980s and 1990s and she is entitled to her opinion. She is clearly insensitive to ... More »
Dal Khalsa, known for its ties with ethnic minorities and struggling nationalities in the Indian sub-continent, has voiced profound concern and outrage over the heinous incident of sexual assault on two Kuki indigenous women in the Indian state of Manipur. A W... More »
The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) protests the Indian government’s dilly-dallying at resolving the political conflict in Nagaland and accuses the Indian Government of escalating violence and communal clashes in Manipur, urging international inte... More »
Indigenous Naga people, living in the Northeast of the Indian sub-continent and the North-western of Burma -present-day Myanmar, struggling for the right to self-determination, protesting during the G20 Foreign Ministers meet in Delhi, have sought third-party ... More »
ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਦਾ ਥਾਪੜਾ ਹੈ – ਆਓ ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰੀ ਫ਼ਾਈਲਾਂ ਵਾਚਣ ਚਲੀਏ। ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ ਅੱਜਕਲ ਸਿਨੇਮਾ ਵੇਖਣ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ ਨੇ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕਾਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਉੱਤੇ ਲੱਕ ਬੱਧਾ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਦੇਸ਼ ਭਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੀੜਾਂ ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਸਮਝਣ ਲਈ “ਦਿ ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਫਾਈਲਜ਼” ਨਾਮ ਦੀ ਫਿਲਮ ਵੇਖਣ ਬਹੁੜ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਫਿਲਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤੀਆਂ... More »
Once upon a time, there was no Sikh face in the BJP, except a handful who could be counted on fingers outside Punjab. In fact, there was no Sikh face in the Jana Sangh -the precursor of the present-day BJP. Even the RSS -Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh had to inv... More »
This is a sterling example of brilliant journalists of established mastheads indulging in rank corrupt journalism, motivated by their biases, not due to any lack of knowledge. Vandita Mishra of the Indian Express is not someone who will not notice or will forg... More »
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attended some parties during the first Covid lockdown when such parties were prohibited. Now that certain pictures and details of these “socially-distanced parties”, held months ago have become public, he is being asked to ... More »
Top-level security protocols in India are not really the stuff of public discourse, and except for a handful of people and veteran journalists who have frequently travelled with successive prime ministers, hardly anyone understands the intricacies of security,... More »
Though it came as a surprise to many, it was actually with an eye on the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh and Punjab elections that early morning today in a televised address to the people, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repeal of the three farm la... More »