The truth about the British Empire and India

We've already been to mars...

And it's a bit funny, we give india £280million in aid a year... then it spend 45 million on a space programme.... lack of priorities I think...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E... - history of Indian economy.

The gross domestic product of India in the 16th century was estimated at about 25.1% of the world economy, and before the British started colonizing India in the 18th century, India was the second-largest economy in the world, after the Manchu China. By the time British left India in 1947, India had been reduced to a 3rd world country! India's share of the world income went from 27% in 1700 (compared to Europe's share of 23%) to 3% in 1950.
So one can deduce who took money from whom.

Half the problems and conflicts in the world today are the by products of Western colonialism and interventionism.

Also that 25% of the world economy belonged to how many of india's people? Most likely about 2%.....

China today has the second largest economy but most of its people still live in poverty.... india has the ninth largest economy but still the majority of it's people also live in poverty, a countries economy means very little if it's wealth is not distributed.

Just think india is above, russia, mexico, canada, spain and australia in terms of its economy... and they have better standards of living in all those countries.

I am laughing so hard. First, the Indian govt has told your PM many times that they do not need the paltry aid. Its peanuts. Its so tiny, its laughable. But your govt insists & begs India to accept the peanuts to the utter disgust of the Indian govt & people. Why do you wish to humiliate yourself? UK wants to give this symbolic aid , even forcibly, so that it can enjoy the benefits of trade with India, a future economic superpower. The aid is to keep a semblance of connection with India to benefit from India's rise.

India doesn't need aid from the UK and it is condescending in the extreme for us to be sending it. There are people in our own back yard who need it more and aren't getting it because we have to keep up colonialist impressions.

Our military spending is obscene for the same reasons and shows how skewed Britain is from what is really important.

Britain cant afford an aircraft carrier cant afford trident nuclear deterrent.they dont even have a space program.but britain has a prime minister who takes regular trips to newdelhi begging for new contracts more business to save their collapsing economy

We've already been to mars...

And it's a bit funny, we give india £280million in aid a year... then it spend 45 million on a space programme.... lack of priorities I think...

Now India, China rise once more!

Beautiful.

Please look at your own country before talking about China my friend

As in global poverty or relative poverty? Because less than 2% of the british population (hell less that 1%) live on or under the global scale of poverty... compared to how much in india? I thought it was around 50%?

I think i'm going to stop here... because I think i've fallen into the trap of feeding the trolls.

As in global poverty or relative poverty? Because less than 2% of the british population (hell less that 1%) live on or under the global scale of poverty... compared to how much in india? I thought it was around 50%?

I think i'm going to stop here... because I think i've fallen into the trap of feeding the trolls.

As in global poverty or relative poverty? Because less than 2% of the british population (hell less that 1%) live on or under the global scale of poverty... compared to how much in india? I thought it was around 50%?

I think i'm going to stop here... because I think i've fallen into the trap of feeding the trolls.

With all due fairness, the West isn't entirely to blame. The Ottoman empire became far less tolerant after the rise of nationalism and the Arabs kinda sold every one down the river as well, which causes the tensions we see in the ME. Of course, the Arabs sided with the West etc... but it's a whole bunch of stuff that causes a lot of problems in the world today

Please remind me who is the richest man in this country? An INDIAN!

The rich in India/China can easily outweigh the rich of Britain.

Please remind me who is the richest man in this country? An INDIAN!

The rich in India/China can easily outweigh the rich of Britain.

Then why do they not re-invest it into india?

Personal wealth means nothing if people continue to suffer, it's the epitome of whats wrong with capitalism. The richest man who lives in the UK is indian while half his country starves... says a lot really.

Then why do they not re-invest it into india?

Personal wealth means nothing if people continue to suffer, it's the epitome of whats wrong with capitalism. The richest man who lives in the UK is indian while half his country starves... says a lot really.

stop being an idiot, the income disparity in them countries is shocking, as it is with Dubai, Saudi Arabia etc. your GDP means nothing if the top 1% control 98% of it. the fact is there is not one single person (an average person) who would rather live in china or India than they would in the uk, regardless of what i have said about the India - British conflict - the country actually doesn't do too bad of a job of taking care of its people - as a British citizen i get free healthcare and i am guaranteed an education up until university level if i want it. Nobody in India, China, Dubai or Saudi Arabia can say that

By the time you retire at the current rate Britain is declining you will see people starving here. You already have people dying in this country from lack of warmth, people lining up at food banks. The only reason Britain is still sustaining itself is from what its done to the world in the past. Britain does not "pay its way" any more.

The rich thrive off the poor. Oh i now know im talking to someone who does not know their stuff. Mittal is HEAVILY invested in India. Enjoy your decline.