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In this Jan. 1, 2014 file photograph, an Indian Sikh devotee takes a holy dip in the sacred pond at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. (AP Photo/Sanjeev Syal,file)


Britain says it had role in 1984 India temple raid

Britain says it had role in 1984 India temple raid

London, AP—The British government has acknowledged advising the Indian government ahead of its 1984 raid on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, an admission which links the United Kingdom—India’s former colonial master—with one of the bloodiest episodes in the...