Elizabeth II has been there. David Cameron too. But so far no apology. A kniefall à la Willy Brandt for the massacre that helped liberate India would be a good start. And give the British an opportunity to come to terms with the atrocious role they've played in the loss of millions of lives in one or more Indian famines.
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Saturday, April 13, 2019
A Hundred Years Later, Amritsar Still Awaits Apology
Elizabeth II has been there. David Cameron too. But so far no apology. A kniefall à la Willy Brandt for the massacre that helped liberate India would be a good start. And give the British an opportunity to come to terms with the atrocious role they've played in the loss of millions of lives in one or more Indian famines.
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Amritsar,
David Cameron,
England,
famine,
India,
Jallianwala Bagh,
Mahatma Gandhi,
Queen Elizabeth,
Reginald Dyer,
Wiily Brandt
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