EP1 : A History of Violence

With mob lynchings, a growing terror-crime nexus and the resurgence of a radical separatist movement, Punjab is on the edge, again. But to understand what's happening today, one must revisit the past and the state's history of violence.

Even as the Khalistani insurgency was crushed, embers of the radical movement remained. Now an even more virulent strain of the ideology threatens to set Punjab ablaze. How did the Khalistani movement survive? Is Punjab doomed to repeat history?

As a new wave of Khalistani propaganda gains momentum, the Indian government is tightening its noose against the Khalistani terror network. While the recent killings of designated Khalistani terrorists across the globe are shrouded in mystery, several other leaders are running for cover.

When Canadian PM Justin Trudeau cited ''credible allegations'' to accuse India of an assassination on Canadian soil, he sparked a diplomatic showdown. Explore the dark truth that haunts India-Canada relations and how Canada under Trudeau risks becoming the Pakistan of the West.

British colonial tactics dating back to 1800s and early 1900s, which aimed to split Hindus and Sikhs, are the origins of Khalistan. A large numbers of Sikhs were enlisted in the British army to fight Hindu monarchs who were revolting against the British Raj. Tensions between the central Indian government and the state of Punjab later erupted following Indian independence in 1947, which in turn gave rise to discontent within the Sikh community against the Indian government.