Theos-Talk Archives (August 2005 Message tt00033)

British did everything necessary to ensure supply of raw materials from 
India. Railroad was the critical link.

It is only after Independence, that progress has been rapid and the 
standard of living of the poorer classes has improved significantly. Today 
the West is talking about India becoming a Asian Power of the future.

mkr



At 02:58 PM 08/09/05 +0000, netemara888 wrote:
> Self-determination is what makes America free and great, and that is
> what India wanted as well. What they do with it is another thing. I
> am not saying that British rule was a bad thing. If you've been
> there you will see that the rail system the Brits and Indians built
> back when is still being used today and it is a comprehensive system-
> -but extremely old.


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