Economic Exploitation. Before Britisher rule, India was known as the golden bird. But their colonial policies were designed to extract raw materials from India and promote the export of cash crops.

For income, the economists looked at annual tax tabulations released by both the British and Indian governments since 1922. They found that even during the highest recorded period of inequality in ...

India’s top 1 percent holds more income today than under the British, new research shows. And the gulf is growing.

The UK drained $64.82 trillion from India during colonial rule between 1765 and 1900, with $33.8 trillion benefiting the wealthiest 10%. This wealth fueled economic growth in Britain while ...

British rule in the country utilized a blend of direct and indirect governance methods, ... During their rule, they looted gold, ... Economic Exploitation. Before Britisher rule, ...