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Dec 19, 2018 · The conservative historian Niall Ferguson has claimed that British rule helped “develop” India. While he was prime minister, David Cameron asserted that British rule was a net help to India.
Aug 15, 2023 · Economic historian, Utsa Patnaik's research suggests the British colonial regime looted almost $45tn from India from 1765 to 1938. This astronomical sum is fifteen times the annual GDP of the UK today.
Oct 30, 2019 · The greatest example of the British loot of India was the Kohinoor diamond, which is today a part of the British crown jewels. Probably mined in Kollur Mine in India, there is no record of its original weight – but the earliest well-attested weight is 186 old carats (191 metric carats or 38.2 g).
Some estimate that Great Britain looted up to $45 trillion from India, which is a lot of money for a country their size. Did this happen? Was it legal? And if it happened, what are the steps taken to recover this vast sum, if possible?
Nov 19, 2018 · As per Utsa's research, the country's per capita income was almost steady during the period from 1900 to 1945-46. In 1900-02, India's per capita income was Rs 196.1, while it was just Rs 201.9 in...
Jan 1, 2023 · Many cultural artifacts now on display at museums in Britain were looted from the colonized people, according to repatriation activists.
Since late 2018 there has been a particularly pernicious myth circulating around the internet that Britain, during its reign over India, extracted $45 trillion from the subcontinent.
