Nearly ten months ago reference was made in the columns
of the Spectator to the proposed formation of a British-Indian Union for promoting good will and co- operation between Briton and Indian. Largely owing to the zeal of Lady Emily Lutyens, these efforts have been crowned with success, and the British-Indian Union, of which the Duke of Connaught is president, is to be inaugurated by a public luncheon on July 2nd. The new society has been modelled on the lines of the English- Speaking Union. While no one should minimize the great difficulties of the task which it is attempting, everyone must be agreed that it is worth while if India is one day to take her place as a self-governing unit within the British Commonwealth. The new body is described as
" a non-official and non-party organization of the peoples of Great Britain and India, representing all classes and schools of thought, which seeks to promote friendship and understanding between the two races, and believes that the welfare of the British Common- wealth, of which India is so vital a part, can largely be fostered and strengthened by a better mutual understanding and co-operation."
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