Again, let's compare India and China, modern nation-states of similar population and age. Armed with a century of the English language, common-Law jurisprudence, 'city of London' capitalism and a laundry list of British values, India's child mortality rates, treatment of women and distribution of wealth bequeathed to imperialist birthright elites is a shocking legacy. Reparations, not plaudits, are in order.

In China, visit Guangzhou to view Indian businessmen scrounging markets for second hand cell-phones, plastic plumbing and trinkets.