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‘Embassy of Khalistan’ Opens at Surrey Gurdwara, Threatening Canada-India Rapprochement

Installed with a provincial grant after CSIS labeled Khalistani groups as extremist, the symbolic embassy threatens to unravel the fragile Canada-India diplomatic revival.

The controversial signage on a structure at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia. (Supplied photo)
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Overview

  • Sikhs for Justice partnered with Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara leaders to erect a self-declared Embassy of Khalistan on Surrey temple grounds.
  • The community centre building housing the embassy received a $150,000 grant from the British Columbia government for an elevator installation.
  • June’s CSIS annual report was the first to publicly characterize Khalistani activity in Canada as extremist, citing ongoing fundraising and planning of violence abroad.
  • New Delhi has formally objected to the embassy’s appearance, warning it could derail recent meetings between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • Local Sikh advocates and broadcasters have urged federal and provincial authorities to review public funding to ensure it does not support separatist extremism.