In the years after the 9/11 attacks, the world witnessed the relentless hunt for Osama bin Laden, the terrorist mastermind behind the tragedy. But there was another name—Warren Anderson—that sparked similar fury in India for three decades, yet no justice was served. His name remains linked to one of the worst industrial disasters in history: the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984.

In India, people protested with the slogan, “You want Osama, give us Anderson,” demanding justice for the thousands ...