India, June 22 -- Hindustan Murdabad, Khalistan Zindabad" "Kill Modi. politics" were the cries ringing out in my ears, as I crossed the 14th street entrance of the National Press Club, Washington DC last week, where as part of my North American speaking tour, I addressed the American media, on "Kanishka, Khalistan and terrorism". I ran into this ISI sponsored Khalistani protest, waving Pakistani & Khalistani flags, not actually for my benefit, but for the Indian congregation of MPs who were addressing the media on Operation Sindoor, led by Dr Shashi Tharoor at the same venue, later that day.

My thoughts flashed back to 40 years ago this very month, when the Air India Kanishka was blown up enroute to London from Toronto, as it destroyed m...