Bengal Famine 1943.
David,
Absolutely no need for any apology, I assure you! It's true that Churchill said many things unwisely, and he may quite possibly have said the words attributed to him by the "Independent" writer (he was, after all, viscerally opposed to the break-up of the Empire).
But to extrapolate from that (as the quotation from the article appears to do), that the British Government engineered the Famine (or hindered relief efforts) is IMHO simply untrue. In saying that, I have to stress that I have no specialist knowledge of these horrifying events, I was only a simple witness of them.
It was (and is) my intention to make this clear, and to stress that I must not be quoted as an authority on the subject - no more than that. For controversy still rages round it (cf the "Wiki" entries). My own opinion ? There was a very large element of cock-up involved, whatever the other causes (and they were many and complicated) might be.
Hope that clears it up (no offence taken!) Hope to hear from you again - this is exactly what this Thread needs to keep going,
Cheers,
Danny.