Sukhbir Singh Badal, a prominent Sikh politician and former deputy chief minister of Punjab, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on Wednesday outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar, northern India. The Golden Temple, a sacred site for Sikhs, is not only a place of worship but also the location of a tragic military operation in the 1980s that left hundreds dead, making this attack all the more chilling.

The incident happened as Badal, who was in a wheelchair, was visiting the temple ...