'We are ashamed of not appreciating Indian soldiers who fought in World War II'

(PTI) London, Ta. 22
In World War I and World War II, many Indian soldiers fought on the side of Britain. More than 20,000 Indian soldiers were killed in World War I alone, but Britain did not give due respect to Indian soldiers because of apartheid at the time. The Brits had no appreciation for these soldiers.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission of Commonwealth countries formed a special committee in 2014. Commonwealth countries that fought World War I or II under British rule. An estimated 1.5 million of his troops were martyred on the British side. The committee was tasked with preparing a report on which of these countries' soldiers did not receive due respect.
The committee claimed in its report that 2.5 lakh Commonwealth soldiers had been forgotten. His appreciation was not done then and was not done then. It also included 30,000 Indian soldiers. These soldiers were discriminated against.
The Commonwealth reported the matter to the British Parliament. Britain then remembered to apologize. In the British Parliament a century after World War II, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace apologized: "I am ashamed of the British government for not recognizing the Commonwealth's martyrs today and at that time. Britain regrets that these notorious soldiers have not received due respect for so many years. We cannot change the past, but we can sympathize with them in the present.
Claire Horten, director general of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, said: "We regret that we have not been able to appreciate these brave soldiers of the Commonwealth for so long. This incident, which took place a century ago, was wrong then and is still wrong today.
A member of the committee said that it was sad to say that 20,000 Indian soldiers were killed in the First World War. These soldiers have not been properly remembered to this day.