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UK report flags ‘pro-Khalistan, Hindu nationalist extremism’ as threats

UK report flags ‘pro-Khalistan, Hindu nationalist extremism’ as threats

Two types of extremism with their origins in the Indian subcontinent — pro-Khalistan extremism and Hindu nationalist extremism — have been flagged as threats to “understand” in a leaked report into the UK government’s ‘Extremism Review’. As per the leaked report, the longest section is labelled “Understand” and lists nine types of extremism in the following order – “Islamist, extreme right-wing, extreme misogyny, pro-Khalistan extremism, Hindu nationalist extremism, environmental extremism, Left wing, anarchist and single-issue extremism (LASI), violence fascination and conspiracy theories”. (HT File) ‘Extremely Confused: The government’s new counter-extremism review revealed’, authored by Andrew Gilligan and Dr Paul Scott for the Policy Exchange think tank released earlier this week, claims ‘Hindu nationalist extremism’ has found a mention in such a review for the first time. UK home office security minister Dan Jarvis told the House of Commons on Tuesday that it was “not entirely clear which version of the report was leaked” and stressed that its claims did not represent government policy. It follows home secretary Yvette Cooper ordering a ‘Rapid Analytical Sprint’ last …

‘Disturbing Actions Being Allowed’: India Protests ‘Khalistan’ Slogans At Canada Event Attended By Trudeau

Last Updated: April 29, 2024, 19:49 IST Justin Trudeau, Canadian PM, pictured with Sikh community leaders and pro-Khalistan leaders at a Baisakhi event in Toronto. (Image: Video screengrab/X) The Government of India’s deep concern and strong protest was conveyed at such disturbing actions being allowed to continue unchecked at the event, MEA said. India summoned the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner on Monday to convey strong protest over separatist slogans raised during an event addressed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. On Sunday, pro-Khalistan chants filled the air during a Khalsa parade in Toronto where Trudeau addressed the attendees on the occasion of Khalsa Day. Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Party and Jagmeet Singh of the New Democratic Party (NDP) also attended the rally. “The Canadian Deputy High Commissioner was today summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs with regard to the raising of separatist slogans on ‘Khalistan’ at an event which was being personally addressed by the Prime Minister of Canada,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a readout. In the …

Modi govt giving body blow to Naxals, left-wing extremism breathing its last: Shah

The Narendra Modi government has dealt a body blow to the Maoists with a holistic approach to development and security and left-wing extremism is now breathing its last, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday. He also said that due to the visionary policies of the Modi government, left-wing extremism has lost its breeding ground. In a series or posts on X with the hashtag #NaxalFreeBharat, the home minister said under the guidance of the prime minister, the Union home ministry has adopted an offensive strategy to curb Naxalism. PM @narendramodi Ji’s government has dealt a body blow to Naxalism with a holistic approach to development and security in the Naxalism-affected regions. The Modi govt has won people’s trust by taking the state governments along for overall development. #NaxalFreeBharat pic.twitter.com/Mdl2PSxi22 — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 23, 2024 “As a result of the hammer blow to left-wing extremism, it is today breathing its last,” he said. Shah said the NDA government has won the hearts of the poor living in Naxalism-affected areas by building adequate …

‘Extremism shouldn’t be given space’, Jaishankar reacts to temple vandalism | Latest News India

Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reacted to the vandalism of a Hindu temple in the US and said extremists should not be given space. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar(PTI) “I have seen it. Extremists, separatists and such forces (against India) should not be given space in foreign lands. Our Consulate there complained to the government and the police and an inquiry is underway,” he said. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here Jaishankar’s statement comes after Swaminarayan Mandir was defaced with anti-India and pro-Khalistani slogans graffiti on its exterior walls in California’s Newark city in the United States. The graffiti also mentioned slain Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale’s name on the walls. “The mention of the Khalistan terrorist kingpin #Bhindranwale, who targeted Hindus for murder, is specifically meant to traumatize temple goers and create a fear of violence—meeting the CA definition of a hate crime,” the Hindu American Foundation wrote on X (formerly Twitter). The Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Saturday said the …