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The Khalistan movement is an independence movement seeking to create a separate homeland for Sikhs by establishing a sovereign Sikh state called Khalistan ("land of the Khalsa") in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The proposed boundaries of Khalistan vary among different groups, but typically include the Sikh-majority state of Punjab and potentially Punjabi-speaking areas of neighboring states. This page depicts the list of Khalistani separatist organizations.[1]

Khalistani separatist organizations

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  1. Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De)
  2. All India Sikh Students Federation[2]
  3. Council of Khalistan
  4. Dal Khalsa
  5. Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)
  6. Sikh Federation (UK)
  7. Sikhs for Justice
  8. Waris Punjab De
  9. World Sikh Organization
  10. Akali Dal
  11. All India Shiromani Akali Dal
  12. Azad Khalistan
  13. Bhindranwale Militant Group
  14. Khalistan Affairs Center
  15. Khalistan Caucus Foundation
  16. Khalistan Center
  17. Khalistan Guerrilla Force
  18. Khalistan Liberation Front
  19. Khalistan Liberation Organisation
  20. Khalistan National Army
  21. Khalistan Security Force
  22. Khalsa Party
  23. Malwa Kesri Commando Force
  24. National Sikh Youth Federation
  25. Panthic Committee
  26. Pure Tigers
  27. Royal Army of Khalistan[3]
  28. Sikh Federation International
  29. Sikh International Organization
  30. Sikh Youth Federation
  31. Sikh Youth of Punjab[4]
  32. Sikh Youth (UK)
  33. Tat Khalsa
  34. World Sikh Parliament
  35. Anandpur Khalsa Fouj (AKF)[5][6]

Khalistani paramilitary organizations

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Sr. No. Name Founder + year Famous Actions
1. Babbar Khalsa[7] Bhai Talwinder Singh Parmar, Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar (1979) See: List of actions by Babbar Khalsa
2. Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal (1984) Major encounter at Rataul village.
3. Dashmesh Regiment Bhai Seetal Singh Matewal, (1990) Major encounter at Bolowali village.
4. International Sikh Youth Federation[7] Singh Sahib Jasbir Singh Rode, (23 September 1984) based in the United Kingdom
5. Khalistan Commando Force[7] Manbir Singh Chaheru, (1986) Assassination of Rtd Chief General of Indian army and an architect of Operation Blue Star Arun Vaidya, assassinations of leading culprits of 1984 Anti-Sikh riots Congress(I) Member of Parliament Lalit Maken, Arjan Dass and several other high-profile battles with Indian security forces.
6. Khalistan Liberation Army 1990s The Khalistan Liberation Army (KLA) is reputed to have been a wing of, or possibly a breakaway group from, the KLF.
7. Khalistan Liberation Force[7] Bhai Aroor Singh (1986) Killing of SSP Gobind Ram, SSP A.S Brar, SP K.R.S Gill, Lt. Col. Satnam Singh, Ramkat Jatola, SP RS Tiwara, DSP Tara Chand, Major General B.N Kumar, Treasurer Balwant Singh, Lala Bhagwan Das, MLA Sat Pal Parashar, and others
8. Khalistan Tiger Force Jagtar Singh Tara (1990s) Assassination of the former Chief Minister of Punjab Beant Singh in 1995.
9. Khalistan Zindabad Force[7] Bhai Ranjit Singh Neeta Bomb blasts on trains and buses in Jammu, killing of DSP Devinder Sharma.
10. Shaheed Khalsa Force 1997 SKF claimed credit for marketplace bombings in New Delhi in 1997.

Babbar Khalsa is listed as a terrorist organisation by the United Kingdom,[8] the EU,[9] Canada,[10] India, and the United States.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the stateless nations. 4: S - Z. Westport, Conn. London: Greenwood Press. p. 2151. ISBN 978-0-313-32384-3. SIKHS: All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSE); Babbar Khalsa International (BKI); Khalistan Liberation Army; Khalsa Dal; Sikh Youth Federation; Panthic Committee; Pure Tigers; Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF); Council of Khalistan; Eternal Party (Akali Dal); All-India Shiromani Akali Dal; Panthic Committee; Khalistan Commando Force (KCF); Bhindranwale Militant Group; Sikh International Organization (SIO); Shaheed Khalsa Force (SKF); Sikh Youth Federation (SYF); Bhinderanwala Tiger Force; Saheed Khalsa Force; Khalistan Liberation Tiger Force; Khalistan National Army (KNA); Saheed Khalsa Force; Azad Khalistan
  2. ^ Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the stateless nations. 4: S - Z. Westpsort, Conn. London: Greenwood Press. p. 2151. ISBN 978-0-313-32384-3. SIKHS: All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSE); Babbar Khalsa International (BKI); Khalistan Liberation Army; Khalsa Dal; Sikh Youth Federation; Panthic Committee; Pure Tigers; Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF); Council of Khalistan; Eternal Party (Akali Dal); All-India Shiromani Akali Dal; Panthic Committee; Khalistan Commando Force (KCF); Bhindranwale Militant Group; Sikh International Organization (SIO); Shaheed Khalsa Force (SKF); Sikh Youth Federation (SYF); Bhinderanwala Tiger Force; Saheed Khalsa Force; Khalistan Liberation Tiger Force; Khalistan National Army (KNA); Saheed Khalsa Force; Azad Khalistan
  3. ^ Manochahal, Baba Gurlachan Singh. "ROYAL ARMY OF KHALISTAN". rattibha.com. Head office: Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, Sri Amritsar. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ "'Sikh Youth of Punjab' Advocates Release of Sikh Political Prisoners". The World Sikh News. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  5. ^ Kaushik, Krishn (March 21, 2023). "India hunts Sikh preacher who has revived calls for homeland". Reuters. Retrieved 18 April 2025. Top Punjab police officer Sukhchain Gill told Reuters that Singh had set up a militia called Anandpur Khalsa Fauj.
  6. ^ Goyal, Divya (March 29, 2023). "In Amritpal's 'private Fouj', weapons training for members, belt numbers; Khalistan insignia recovered from Amritpal's gunman, say police". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e Fair 2005, p. 128.
  8. ^ Home Office - Proscribed terrorist groups in the UK Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ EU list of terrorist groups
  10. ^ Canadian listing of terrorist groups Archived 2006-11-19 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

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  • Fair, C. Christine (2005), "Diaspora Involvement in Insurgencies: Insights from the Khalistan and Tamil Eelam Movements", Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 11: 125–156, doi:10.1080/13537110590927845, S2CID 145552863
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