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LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday expressed regret for a massacre by British troops in India in 1919, but stopped short of a full apology.
“We deeply regret what happened and the suffering caused,” May told the British parliament.
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour Party, called for “a full, clear and unequivocal apology”.
The April 13, 1919, Jallianwala Bagh massacre, in which British troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed protesters, remains an enduring scar from British colonial rule.
Colonial-era records show about 400 people died in Amritsar when soldiers opened fire in an enclosed area, but Indian figures put the toll at closer to 1,000.
Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2019
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Apr 11, 2019 01:48pm
World economic outlook IMF April 2019 states Indian economy is fifth largest with 2.976 US Dollar leaving behind France & UK in 2019. Since independence India has first time beat it's colonial master .
IMF prediction of 2024 states indian economy will be 4.724.
Bangladesh economy is 314 US Dollars while pakistan economy is 278 US Dollars in year 2019.
Pakistan economy down from 312 Dollars in 2018 due to currency downfall against Dollars.
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Apr 12, 2019 08:10am
@INDIAN LOVE, Is the "regret" related to the sizes of the two economies?
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