Tuesday, 4 February 2014

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"From the outset you have emphasised the need for transparency, but the significant delay in sharing the terms and that they appear to have been changed for political reasons does not bode well with such assertions"

Amritsar massacre

Amritsar massacre: Sikh dismay as Hague updates MPs

A boy gazes at the Golden Temple at Amritsar

William Hague will reveal the findings of the government's review of British involvement in the 1984 Amritsar massacre later

The truth behind the Amritsar massacre

A Sikh takes a dip in the holy sarover at the Golden Temple in Amritsar last Tuesday. The massacre was a defining moment for many Sikhs around the world.

As reports emerge that the UK may have colluded in a merciless 1984 raid on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, we look back at one of the most painful and important moments in Sikh history.

Analysis: Amritsar massacre festering sore will not heal easily

David Hardiman: 'Cameron held that we must try to put the massacre in perspective, and see it as an aberration in what was otherwise a generally positive history.'

The context of the Amrtisar massacre is vital when discussing Cameron's decision not to apologise for it.

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