Theos-Talk Archives (August 2005 Message tt00049)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, MKR<ramadoss@g...> wrote:
> 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
> 
Are you saying the railroad was the key for Britain to take raw 
materials out of India for their use? It is not clear.

I think that would have happened regardless to Independence because 
other islands and nations that have been colonialized and freed or 
not freed did not fare nearly as well as India. In fact most went 
down the tubes precipitiously, take Cuba and Haiti for example 
(although Cuba was not colonized per se). I think India would have 
prospered regardless. And when they began to prosper they would 
have sought Independence later if not sooner.

I agree India is and will become an Asian power of the future. I've 
been there twice and I have studied their education, and value of 
same. It did not hurt that many Indians have an upper-class British 
education.

Netemara


> 
> 
> 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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