.... Some groups have long called for a separate homeland for Sikhs.In the 1970s Sikhs launched a

this transparently.” India has labelled Sikh separatists as “ terrorists ” and threats to its

Sikh-majority state of Punjab, it said in a statement. The NIA also confiscated agricultural land

kill at least four Sikh separatists in North America.... The indictment links the case to the murder

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar has sparked protests in

of the government of India and the killing of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar ”.... Mr

Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, is accused of trying to hire a hitman for$ 100, 000( ￡79, 000) in cash.... He added that he was sure anyone who was" attempting to kill or assassinate me-whether it is India diplomats, whether it is Indian RAW[ Research and Analysis Wing intelligence] agents-they will face the law".... India has designated Mr Pannun a terrorist-an allegation he denies. India says he repeatedly issues threats against the country....

They need to put their foot down and close[ the consulates] permanently ”, he said. Pannun did not elaborate on the alleged spy network.... In May, Canadian police arrested and charged four Indian men for the murder.... He did not offer any proof nor say how he had come to the conclusion. New Delhi has said Yadav was no longer a government employee, without saying whether he had been an intelligence officer and not detailing when he left....

But Trudeau, at a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday, said Canada had “ clear… indications that India had violated Canada’s sovereignty ”.... Canada’s top envoy to New Delhi, Stewart Wheeler, who India has ordered to leave by Saturday night, has said Ottawa had provided “ credible, irrefutable evidence of ties between agents of the Government of India and the murder of a Canadian citizen ”.... The State Department did not confirm the arrest....

Canada — home to the largest Sikh diaspora today — has become enmeshed in the struggles in Punjab, the