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2006-06-07 India-Pakistan

Sikhs demand separate nation in NW India

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Posted by Steve White 2006-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sihks are not good to mess with. Their religion is a militant one, roughly a cross between Hinduism and Islam. They are very straightforward about their militancy, and make superb soldiers in whatever army they serve, as discipline and respect for authority are also religious value for them. They are a large part of the officer and NCO corps of the Indian Army.

In the civilian world they are firm believers in entrepreneurship and business, and are usually middle class or better.

Sihk separatists usually only agitate when they have as a religion been oppressed by either the Hindus or the Moslems. It is to their credit that they are far more interested in being left alone then to rule over, dominate and oppress others.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-06-07 00:56|| 2006-06-07 00:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Sikh and ye shall find

Posted by Captain America 2006-06-07 01:12|| 2006-06-07 01:12|| Front Page Top

#3 kalistan=land of the pure in punjabi////pakistan=land of the pure in uhdu--all these swarthy greasy muthafuckers want to be pure--what's up with that?

Posted by yo momma 2006-06-07 02:19|| 2006-06-07 02:19|| Front Page Top

#4 ...This ain't good - Sikhs as a rule are a tough, honest people who don't fight without good reason. If they are to the point where they feel that put upon, it's bad for India.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-06-07 06:51|| 2006-06-07 06:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Some Sikh have sought independence for decades. There was an Air India flight out of Canada blown up by Sikh terrorists back in the 80s. Before I went to India in the 90s I waded through a line of Free Khalistan protestors outside the Indian Embassy in San Francisco. I have no idea how much of the population of Sikhs agree with this line of thought though.

ASSUMING that a majority of Sikhs do want independence I'd suggest India make a bold move and give it to them (along with Kashmir) to create an independent buffer state that would (a) love India (b) result in the collapse of Pakistan as the Pakistani portion of Punjab got real agro about joining Free Khalistan.

The move could be slow and managed to prevent other provinces from getting crazy ideas but having a secure, peaceful border between hostile nuclear powers would do wonders for Indias economy, investment, and growth.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-06-07 12:04|| 2006-06-07 12:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Pride will never let the above happen though. Pride and shame are powerful things, especially in that neck of the woods.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-06-07 12:04|| 2006-06-07 12:04|| Front Page Top

#7 In any neck of the woods... except maybe France.

Posted by sludge 2006-06-07 13:31|| 2006-06-07 13:31|| Front Page Top

#8 These jokers need to send a request to

(a) Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India (a Sikh)

(b) General JJ Singh, the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army (a Sihk)

(c)Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the head of the planning commision of India, the most powerful civil servant in India. (a Sikh)

(d) KPS Gill, who is heading counter insurgency police operations in some maoist infested areas. (yet another Sikh)

They need to pay special attention to Gill, who as police chief of the Punjab, ruthlessly crushed the last insurrection.

Posted by john 2006-06-07 15:34|| 2006-06-07 15:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Gill may just decide to resume his activities... all these "khalastanis" will just disappear one night

Posted by john 2006-06-07 15:38|| 2006-06-07 15:38|| Front Page Top

#10 Oh great, another -stan to remember. I can't even keep up with all the new ones that came out of the Soviet Union collapse.

- Geography B. Hard

Posted by Xbalanke 2006-06-07 15:40|| 2006-06-07 15:40|| Front Page Top

#11 This is one "stan" that will never be born... India will not accept another partition.

The response to the assasination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards was quite vicious. Thousands of Sikhs were killed by enraged hindu mobs.
Rajiv Gandhi dryly commented that when an elephant falls, a lot of trees get crushed.

Posted by john 2006-06-07 15:46|| 2006-06-07 15:46|| Front Page Top

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