[India] Strategic developments: Looting/property destruction

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On March 31, 2025, unidentified assailants vandalized a statue of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in Phillaur city, Punjab, India, placing a Khalistan flag and writing pro-separatist slogans. The Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) organization claimed responsibility for the incident, and police arrested two individuals.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event. Second-order effects would depend on whether this isolated incident escalates into broader communal tensions or separatist activities across Punjab, India's major agricultural state.

Watch points

• Monitor for additional pro-Khalistan incidents or responses across Punjab that could signal broader unrest in the region
• Track any government security measures or curfews that might disrupt local commerce and transportation networks