Khalistan

English thumb|300x300px|Flag of Khalistan Etymology en pa - pa ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ / pa خالِصْتان. Land of the en Khalsa . Analyzable as en Khalsa -istan. Proper noun en historical en Punjab; en region r/Indian Subcontinent. en now en proposed country r/South Asia. A en sovereign state proposed by separatists to be established as a homeland for en Sikh Sikhs. en Lex Harvey Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/india/clashes-hindu-sikh-canada-india-intl-hnk 2024-11-29 “It was really like a festering sore for quite some time,” said Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, who said the disagreement over Khalistan “has really torpedoed the relationship.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260220140701/https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/india/clashes-hindu-sikh-canada-india-intl-hnk 20 February 2026 Usage notes This is a politically charged term that was originally used to imply that Punjab belonged to the Sikhs and the Sikhs belong to Punjab. Now it is mostly used by separatists who desire to separate the region from the Republic of India. See en Khalistan on Wikipedia for more. Related terms en Khalistani Translations Bengali: bn খালিস্তান French: fr Khalistan m Hindi: hi ख़ालिस्तान m Persian: Iranian Persian: fa-ira خالِصْتان Punjabi: Gurmukhi: pa ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ m Shahmukhi: pnb خالِصْتان m Russian: ru Халиста́н m Spanish: es Jalistán m Urdu: ur خالِصْتان m en Indian politics Nationalism Sikhism Theocracy French fr: Etymology From fr pa - pa ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ / pa خالِصْتان. Land of the en Khalsa Proper noun m en Khalistan fr Amritpal Singh est devenu célèbre ces derniers mois en prêchant un sikhisme radical dans les zones rurales du Punjab, jusqu'à exiger la création d'un État séparatiste sikh appelé Khalistan. Amritpal Singh has gained fame in recent months by preaching radical Sikhism in the rural areas of Punjab, even going so far as to demand the creation of a separate Sikh state called Khalistan. AFP, L'Inde convoque un diplomate canadien après une manifestation sikhe, Le Journal de Québec, 27 mars 2023 Usage notes This is a politically-charged term that was originally used to imply that Punjab belonged to Sikhs and Sikhs belong to Punjab. Now it is mostly used by en separatist separatists who want to separate the region from the Republic of India. See en Khalistan on Wikipedia for more. fr Indian politics fr Nationalism fr Sikhism fr Theocracy