Sikhi (Sikhism) allows armed defence as a last resort when all other means for securing peace have failed.
Guru Gobind Singh’s great grandfather, Guru Arjan (Fifth Nanak) and his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur (Ninth Nanak) had given one type of response to the bigotry of the rulers through their martyrdoms. He was destined to give another through armed defence.
Such approaches are not new and have been tried in other countries.
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An ethnic group must, in my opinion, regard itself, and be regarded by others, as a distinct community by virtue of certain characteristics.
"Legal recognition of Sikhs as (ਕੌਮ).. is long overdue in every country of the world."
Truth and re-conciliation is always a possibility. However, that will also require setting the record straight.