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[[File:Flag-of-Khalistan.svg|thumb|La bandiera proposta per il Khalistan che è spesso usata come simbolo del movimento.<ref>{{Cita news |cognome=Shah |nome=Murtaza Ali |data=27 gennaio 2022 |titolo=Khalistan flag installed on Gandhi Statue in Washington |opera=Geo News |url=https://www.geo.tv/amp/395548-khalistan-flag-installed-on-gandhi-statue-in-washington |accesso=31 luglio 2022 |urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731125523/https://www.geo.tv/amp/395548-khalistan-flag-installed-on-gandhi-statue-in-washington |urlmorto= }}</ref>]]
Il '''Movimento Khalistan''' è un movimento separatista che cerca di creare la terra natìa dei [[sikh]] stabilendo uno stato sovrano chiamato '''Khalistan''' ([[Lingua punjabi]]: ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ), che significa Terra dei [[Khālsā]] nella regione del [[Punjab (regione)|PunjabPanjab]]<ref>{{Cita libro|cognome=Kinnvall|nome=Catarina|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJzUzWDwZ4kC|titolo=Globalization and Religious Nationalism in India: The Search for Ontological Security|data=24 gennaio 2007|editore=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-13570-7|lingua=en|accesso=14 agosto 2015|urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330072123/https://books.google.com/books?id=XJzUzWDwZ4kC|urlmorto=}}</ref>.
I confini proposti per il Khalistan sono [[Chandigarh]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab (India)|Panjab indiano]], [[Delhi]] e [[Himachal Pradesh]].
I confini proposti per il Khalistan variano a seconda dei differenti gruppi coinvolti: alcuni suggeriscono l'intero Punjab indiano, mentre altri reclamano anche il Punjab pakistano e altre parti dell'India settentrionale come [[Chandigarh]], [[Haryana]], e [[Himachal Pradesh]]<ref name="Crenshaw">Crenshaw, Martha, 1995, ''Terrorism in Context'', [[Pennsylvania State University]], {{ISBN|978-0-271-01015-1}} p. 364</ref> [[Shimla]]<ref>{{cita news |cognome1=Canton |nome1=Naomi |titolo=Banned SFJ leader unveils ‘Khalistan map’, with Shimla as ‘capital’, before Pak press in Lahore |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/banned-sjf-leader-unveils-khalistan-map-with-shimla-as-capital-before-pak-press-in-lahore/articleshow/92090727.cms |accesso=26 marzo 2023 |opera=The Times of India |data=10 giugno 2022 |urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210065915/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/banned-sjf-leader-unveils-khalistan-map-with-shimla-as-capital-before-pak-press-in-lahore/articleshow/92090727.cms |urlmorto= }}</ref> e [[Lahore]]<ref>{{cita libro|Mehtab Ali Shah, The Foreign Policy of Pakistan|1997|pp=24–25}}</ref> è stata proposta come capitale del Khalistan.
[[Shimla]]<ref>{{cita news |cognome1=Canton |nome1=Naomi |titolo=Banned SFJ leader unveils ‘Khalistan map’, with Shimla as ‘capital’, before Pak press in Lahore |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/banned-sjf-leader-unveils-khalistan-map-with-shimla-as-capital-before-pak-press-in-lahore/articleshow/92090727.cms |accesso=26 marzo 2023 |opera=The Times of India |data=10 giugno 2022 |urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210065915/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/banned-sjf-leader-unveils-khalistan-map-with-shimla-as-capital-before-pak-press-in-lahore/articleshow/92090727.cms |urlmorto= }}</ref> e [[Lahore]]<ref>{{cita libro|Mehtab Ali Shah, The Foreign Policy of Pakistan|1997|pp=24–25}}</ref> è stata proposta come capitale del Khalistan.
In India e nella diaspora Sikh c'è un discreto supporto al movimento, con proteste e dimostrazioni annuali a seguito delle uccisioni avvenute con l'operazione Blue Star (Operazione Stella Azzurra)<ref>{{cita web|cognome1=Ali|nome1=Haider|titolo=Mass protests erupt around Golden Temple complex as pro-Khalistan sikhs mark Blue Star anniversary|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/world/mass-protests-erupt-around-golden-temple-complex-as-pro-khalistan-sikhs-mark-blue-star-anniversary/|editore=Daily Pakistan|data=6 giugno 2018|accesso=25 giugno 2018|urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706201236/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/06-Jun-2018/mass-protests-erupt-around-golden-temple-complex-as-pro-khalistan-sikhs-mark-blue-star-anniversary|urlmorto=}}</ref><ref>{{cita web|titolo=UK: Pakistani-origin lawmaker leads protests in London to call for Kashmir, Khalistan freedom|url=https://scroll.in/latest/866573/uk-pakistani-origin-lawmaker-leads-protests-in-london-to-call-for-kashmir-khalistan-freedom|sito=Scroll|accesso=29 giugno 2018|urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203233201/https://scroll.in/latest/866573/uk-pakistani-origin-lawmaker-leads-protests-in-london-to-call-for-kashmir-khalistan-freedom|urlmorto=}}</ref><ref>{{cita web|cognome1=Bhattacharyya|nome1=Anirudh|titolo=Pro-Khalistan groups plan event in Canada to mark Operation Bluestar anniversary|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pro-khalistan-groups-plan-event-in-canada-to-mark-operation-bluestar-anniversary/story-g6TtIBu1JXinwhvaQe0F5N.html|editore=Hindustan Times|accesso=6 luglio 2018|data=5 giugno 2017|urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204024553/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pro-khalistan-groups-plan-event-in-canada-to-mark-operation-bluestar-anniversary/story-g6TtIBu1JXinwhvaQe0F5N.html|urlmorto=}}</ref>.
All'inizio del 2018 alcuni gruppi militanti furono arrestati dalla polizia in PunjabPanjab in India<ref name="HT_New2018">{{cita news|titolo=New brand of Sikh militancy: Suave, tech-savvy pro-Khalistan youth radicalised on social media|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/a-new-brand-of-sikh-militancy-rears-its-head/story-JH3XbAGk6sSxlYrVEDyISK.html|pubblicazione=Hindustan Times|accesso=27 aprile 2018|urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304040341/https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/a-new-brand-of-sikh-militancy-rears-its-head/story-JH3XbAGk6sSxlYrVEDyISK.html|urlmorto=}}</ref>. L'ex capo dei ministri del Punkab [[Amarinder Singh]] ha dichiarato che il recente estremismo è supportato dai servizi di intelligence pachistani [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] (ISI) e dai simpatizzanti del "Khalistan" in [[Canada]], [[Italia]], e [[Regno Unito]].<ref name="OutlookAmarinder">{{cita news|cognome1=Majumdar|nome1=Ushinor|titolo=Sikh Extremists In Canada, The UK And Italy Are Working With ISI Or Independently|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/sikh-extremists-in-canada-the-uk-and-italy-are-working-with-isi-or-independently/299753|pubblicazione=Outlook India|citazione=Q. Is it clear which "foreign hand" is driving this entire nexus? A. Evidence gathered by the police and other agencies points to the ISI as the key perpetrator of extremism in Punjab. (Amarinder Singh Indian Punjab Chief Minister)|accesso=8 giugno 2018|urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720213325/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/sikh-extremists-in-canada-the-uk-and-italy-are-working-with-isi-or-independently/299753|urlmorto=}}</ref> [[Simranjit Singh Mann]], eletto nel 2022 da Sangrur, è attualmente l'unico membro del parlamento indiano con posizioni favorevoli al Khalistan, ed il suo partito [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)]], è attualmente l'unico partito pro-Khalistan<ref name="Dedicates">{{Cita pubblicazione|titolo=Simranjit Singh Mann stokes row, dedicates Sangrur win to Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale: Know about pro-Khalistan leader |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/simranjit-singh-mann-stokes-row-dedicates-sangrur-win-to-jarnail-singh-bhindranwale-know-about-pro-khalistan-leader-10840911.html |accesso=27 giugno 2022 |opera=[[Firstpost]] |data=27 giugno 2022 |lingua=en |urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627072635/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/simranjit-singh-mann-stokes-row-dedicates-sangrur-win-to-jarnail-singh-bhindranwale-know-about-pro-khalistan-leader-10840911.html |urlmorto= }}</ref><ref>{{Cita pubblicazione|data=26 giugno 2022 |titolo=Sangrur Bypoll Results Live: AAP loses Bhagwant Mann's seat, SAD-A wins by 6,800 votes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sangrur-by-election-results-2022-live-updates-counting-of-votes-lok-sabha-bypoll-results-in-punjab-101656210234523.html |accesso=26 giugno 2022 |opera=[[Hindustan Times]] |lingua=en |urlarchivio=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626091844/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sangrur-by-election-results-2022-live-updates-counting-of-votes-lok-sabha-bypoll-results-in-punjab-101656210234523.html |urlmorto= }}</ref>.
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