Rapper and politician Sidhu Moose Wala was shot and killed while driving his car in Mansa, Punjab. Police has linked the crime to an inter-gang rivalry, and zeroed in on known gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is lodged in Tihar Jail, and Goldy Brar, who is based in Canada. How is a known gangster, behind bars, able to orchestrate a political murder? Why is a Canada based gangster able to order killings in India?
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This week on The India Story, Vikram Chandra discusses with experts and political representatives the need to counter the Indo-Canadian criminal nexus in Punjab. We also look at Sidhu Moose Wala’s fast-paced rise as a young star in the world of music, his assertive lyrics which endeared him to fans and courted controversy, and his relationship with the ‘gun culture’ many see as endemic in Punjab’s pop culture.
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We also take a look at China’s failed attempt to sign a sweeping agreement with ten Pacific nations, and how India can leverage its position to assume a greater role in the region.
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