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EPISODE · Jun 19, 2025 · 56 MIN

All about the 1985 Air India bombing, one of the biggest intelligence failures of the 20th century | Sanjay Lazar

from That's So Hindu

On the 40th anniversary of the worst act of air terrorism until the 9/11 attacks, the bombing of Air India flight 182 on June 23rd, 1985, Samir Kalra speaks with Sanjay Lazar, who lost his entire family in the bombing. They have a wide ranging conversation about the intelligence failures that allowed the bombing to happen, the struggle to this for bringing the Khalistani terrorist to justice, how the Khalistan movement is not supported by the majority of the Sikh community, and allegations of transnational repression leveled at India. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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