OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 summit this week was more than a routine diplomatic encounter. It was widely read as a reset in relations between two countries whose ties have been strained by years of mistrust, particularly over the issue of Khalistani activism in Canada. Even as the two leaders exchanged handshakes and spoke of cooperation, thousands of Sikh diaspora members lined up in Ottawa to cast ballots in an unofficial referendum for Khalistan, a proposed independent Sikh state. The vote, organized by the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice, … Continue reading Canada Faces Khalistan Challenge as Modi Meets Carney