Is the British Empire responsible for the vast poverty in india?

Question

Prior to 200 years ago (according to most written history) India was a land of wealth and intrigue. A true paradise known to all as a magical stop along the silk route to China. What happened?

Answer 1

well the thing is.. british empire ruled almost half the world.. BASICALY

this might look boreing and hard to read, but its pretty cool...

your right, according to history it really was "magical stop along the route of china" and to really answer this question... the answer is NO becuase the indian KINGS AND QUEENS started waisting their money to make big stachues of stuff that they dont even need like monkeys and ****.. for example this... http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/936/200...

and thats what made them run out of money... now they cant even feed their own people...

dont think that i hate indians... coz im indian DESENT.. im half indian and half argentine lol

peaceee outt

Answer 2

and pakistan (though the presidents didnt help much)

Answer 3

Duh!

Answer 4

Destruction of trade in India and further a policy of trade dominance taken up by The U.S.A. and perhaps China. Consumer Culture.

Consumadors as opposed to Conquistadors.  More of the same.

Also India took up Free Trade Policies with  no tarrifs in place to protect goods and make money off others coming in.  Of course it never was a paradise it had it's share of poverty and inequality but things were made worse by the new policies.

Answer 5

yes that's also a reason,india's poverty is mainly because of our own selfishness

Answer 6

Funny , they have all the customer service and lower level computer engineering jobs now. India has over twice the population of the United States.