Dr Shashi Tharoor: “India’s share of the world economy when Britain arrived on its shores was 23 per cent. By the time the British left it was down to below four per cent. Why? Simply because #India had been governed for the benefit of Britain"

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[–]Chipit 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Because the world's economy grew mightily in that time and India accounted for less of it.

[–]Jesus[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

The joint British-Russian English Muscovy company preceded the British East India company and in many ways provided the model and capital to get it launched.

https://t.co/zi7KZgFrl0

https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1174291004406546432/photo/1

https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia/photos/a.265191980246917/1988948421204589/?type=3&av=264205757012206&eav=AfZ48W-bhAuNbE-hWmk62K7S01NIrWSAW6NHXlWn5sw2fsgZOgfU14KkAfwRO106Dog&__xts__[0]=68.ARDLxFWbOj_BzF0leqxwkeszR3Mqu5NQxTodZrf9B3yThkC7v67cnFHv7JYwdV6Mv_xL6b-sTq0YelAlXF5yRhzlLNwOM7eigOlaF6-M8OFILf_2kqfwlj865X8x-wXORA0wKrBVYNxdETRm9DSfEVqkUODRyXih38U0QMBTNKn4hFnCN3ygrHWZOvv2wX5_mdpfUARNI_EXVjNzHPy9inDWKMiOFGltHprFhx7oOR-AH7roW3Gg4fDDOudmW__mZ8yNSRbWCrZWp59VQO54brchzbb1uutj7-l94z-6lKHxfgs1Aw0wmMlRGenmCVpkeJMP-MDKvbw9ARGvViCC64w91g&__tn__=-R

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

But what relationship do those pictures have with that fact? A small economy does not cause famines.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Churchill did order all the food confiscated from Bengal.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Great satire.

[–]MongrelFreeStuff 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Its actually true, my parents are from bengal. Many died because of this

[–]ReeferMadness 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

In what way did Britain reduce the economy of India?

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They don't have to explain how. They just have to point at the figures and create a good narrative out of them. The politics of the gaps.