They were terrorists in your eyes but they were asking for their rights which sikhs never got from Indian government. The need of separate country(Khalistan) only arise when they were not listened or denied the needs of sikhs.
Who attack with tanks and heavy weapons on their own people in democracy. Sikhs sacrificed so much for this country before Independent and after Independence but never rewarded. They have been used in these battles and wars. So many Sikh soldiers died and there is nobody listening to their widows. What kind of justice is this India use Sikhs soldiers on every battle front and they got no rights to speak on their own land.
Once in a while a thread about 1984 Riots/Khalistan is opened up in this forum, for what reason Indians don't know.
Are we Sikhs being marginalized? - No
Are we discriminated against? - No
Are we treated unfairly by other citizens, the government, and judiciary? - No
Is our Religion being suppressed? - No
A Hindu can travel all of Punjab, mingle with Sikhs and there won't even be a single moment of animosity between the two and the same situation holds true otherwise also.
People outside of India find it very hard to believe that even after 1984, Hindus and Sikhs are still on the best of terms, the relationship is quite strong. The level of integration between the two communities is very high and positive. We eat together, we drink together, we play together, we live together, we share sorrows with each other and we share happiness with each other. It is a relationship of mutual respect and admiration for each other values and beliefs and an expanding one at that.
The sorrow of 1984 is felt by everyone even Hindus who support US because the society has realized that what happened then should never happen again. A constant effort by both sides has been made so that the relationship does not sour. My best friends are Hindu and Kashmiri. We have never felt even a microsecond worth of anger or hatred or whatever you call it between us because she is Hindu or Muslim or because I am a Sikh and I am sure others would also agree with me on this particular point.
People across the border fail to realize this and thus they stem out their feelings on issues of which they have no idea about. What I have written about is not a fictional scenario; it is the ground reality of India as of today where Sikhs and Hindus are truly brothers. As for Khalistan the present scenario does not warrant any such action and hopefully so never in the future also.