From the wiki article on this book: > Reviewing the book in The Sunday Times, Max Hastings wrote: To put the matter brutally, millions of Indians were allowed

From the wiki article on this book: > Reviewing the book in The Sunday Times, Max Hastings wrote: To put the matter brutally, millions of Indians were allowed to starve so that available shipping—including vessels normally based in India—could be used to further British purposes elsewhere. When Churchill's nation was engaged in a desperate struggle, perhaps this reflected strategic logic.