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cost of India’s independence, 1940s India and China comparison, does creating UN helped collapse Soviet Union
Partition shaped Indian and Pakistani politics for decades; nationalist and religious politics became dominant.
Partition and territorial loss: India was divided into two nations (India and Pakistan), with further division when East Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971. This created ongoing territorial disputes and regional instability.
When India gained independence, it inherited an economically hollowed-out nation with depleted resources and infrastructure designed only to serve British interests.
The British forced Indian farmers to grow cash crops (cotton, indigo, opium) for export
India’s share of global manufacturing fell from about 23% in 1750 to less than 2% by 1900. Centuries of industrial knowledge and skill were lost.
Currency manipulation: The British controlled India’s currency and monetary system, extracting wealth through currency exchange and financial manipulation
How Extraction Worked
Specific Examples of Wealth Extraction
Indians were forced to pay for railway construction through taxes, but the railways primarily benefited British extraction efforts.
Estimates: Economists estimate that Britain extracted trillions of dollars (in today’s money) from India over 200 years.
How much China gave to Britain?
Illiteracy: The British had not invested in education; literacy rates were around 12%.
Literacy rates in China at the same period.
| Per capita income | Among the lowest in the world; Indians were impoverished. how about China back then |
| life expectancy | Low; around 32 years. What about the other countries |
Development deficit: India had to catch up on centuries of development that had been deliberately prevented during colonization. Why don’t develop india
Resource scarcity: The depletion of natural resources meant India had to carefully manage its remaining resources resource comparing to china
India Before Colonization
- Wealthy and advanced: In the 18th century, India was one of the world’s richest regions with advanced industries, thriving trade, and sophisticated governance.
- Global economic power: India accounted for about 23% of global GDP in 1750.
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