Why Sikhs in Canada and Punjab don’t think alike; the rampant import over-invoicing in the diamond trade; the Russian Revolution and films; and more

[View this email in your browser]( Top Story [Trudeau Will Take Back an Important Lesson: Sikhs in Canada and Punjab Don’t Think Alike]( Chander Suta Dogra [But if separatism is anathema for a majority of Sikhs in Punjab today and its polity bows to the sentiment, the situation is very different in Canada, where politicians are caught in the throes of a resurgent movement for a separate Sikh state incubating within its borders. Led by articulate, educated professionals who know how to use the liberal international environment to internationalise their demand for the right to self-determination for Sikhs, these radical groups have successfully used the huge Sikh population in Canada to influence and co-opt sections of its polity.]( [Planets Not Sole Cause of Unique Dust Patterns Around Stars: Study]( Ronak Gupta [Saturn’s moons create gaps in the planet’s rings; by studying them, astronomers can discern the presence of the moon. But when this happens around stars, a new force enters the picture.]( [Despite Hate Speech, Allahabad HC Backs Adityanath’s Decision Not to Prosecute Himself]( Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta [The case pertains to the UP chief minister’s alleged involvement in the 2007 Gorakhpur communal riots.]( [Rough Edges: Long Arm of the Law Falls Short When It Comes to the Rich and Famous]( Monobina Gupta [Never before has the establishment been so publicly audacious in preaching one thing and practicing another. Even as all the big scammers run amok, the BJP has been increasingly vigilant in monitoring dissenters.]( [Red Century: the Russian Revolution and Its Powerful Imprint on Language and Aesthetics in Films]( Ranjani Mazumdar [From Sergei Eisenstein and Dziga Vertov, there is little doubt that the filmmakers of the time literally took the world by storm.]( Play Glorifying Gandhi Killer Godse Triggers Controversy at BHU The Wire Staff [The students objected to a play performed on campus justifying the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.]( [Red Flags Over Nirav Modi’s Firm Shines Spotlight on Rampant Import Over-Invoicing in Diamond Trade]( Noor Mohammad [India’s diamond imports have seen a four-fold jump during April-November 2017. This may have been inflated by at least $4 billion to send black money outside the country.]( [Exam Question Asks Students to Explain Why HRD Minister Was Wrong on Darwin]( The Wire Staff [It is to the credit of those who framed the question that they believed Satyapal Singh’s comment was so wrong that calling it out was worth two marks only.]( [With No-Fly List and Promotion Ban, China a Step Ahead of India in Penalising Defaulters]( The Wire Staff [China’s Supreme People’s Court has blacklisted 6.73 million bank defaulters and restricted them from travelling by plane, getting promoted or applying for loans and credit cards.]( Copyright © 2018 The Wire, All rights reserved. You're getting this email because you recently subscribed to receive email digests from The Wire via our website. Our mailing address is: The Wire 13, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg Gole MarketNew Delhi 110001 India [Add us to your address book](//thewire.us11.list-manage.com/vcard?u=6b988b13445248b1268a308f2&id=4808224841) Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](