Tahir Qureshi
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New Delhi: India was ruled by the British for a long time, a period of about 200 years. During this time, the British looted the resources of India fiercely, but do you know how much money the British looted from India in almost 200 years? According to historians, the British looted about 45 trillion dollars from India.
Between 1757 and 1947, the British looted about 80 thousand trillion rupees from India.
According to historian Utsa Patnaik, the British looted about $ 45 trillion from India between 1765 and 1938. This amount is about 15 times more than Britain’s annual GDP today. The people of Britain believe that Britain did not get any significant economic benefit from the colonization of India, but the truth is different.
The British government exploited India in such a way that it is still struggling to get back on the tracks.
Just imagine, if India had even a quarter of this amount!
Let us tell you that the British ruled India for 190 years from 1757 to 1947. After the victory in the Battle of Plassey, the British established their suzerainty in India. After this, in 1858, the rule of East India Company made way for Queen Victoria.
On August 15, 1947, India achieved independence and the rule of the British came to an end. The British subjected India to economic exploitation, political oppression, and cultural imperialism.
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