At the height of Sino-Indian border dispute in 1962, Bertrand Russell, as “a lifetime friend India” (Unarmed Victory, p. 88), appealed to Prime Minister Nehru for peace. Yet first 75 years Russell’s life, India had not been an independent, developing state whose non-aligned diplomacy he could (usually) admire, but rather economically and stra­tegically vital part British Empire. Thus fraternal ...