Tensions strike India and Canada once again as separatist leader warns of threat to Air India flights

"India and Canada are once again facing diplomatic tensions after a prominent separatist

leader warned Sikhs not to travel on Air India flights later this month, citing potentially life-threatening consequences. The Canada-based Khalistani leader, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, released a video in which he repeated multiple threats of danger to those travelling by the Indian state carrier on November 19. “We are asking the Sikh people to not fly via Air India on November 19. There will be a global blockade. Do not travel by Air India or your life will be in danger,” he said, repeating the threats in a video circulating on social media. “It is my warning to the government of India,” said Mr Pannun, who was earlier rumored to have been killed in a car accident in the U.S. Mr Pannun, who is designated an independent terrorist by the Indian government, claimed New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport would be shut down on November 19, calling for its name to be changed." Reuters