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Originally Posted by crucifissio
no paul....BEFORE britan invaded india had 25% of the worlds GDP...look up the word "before"  |
And during the occupation, the GDP was transferred to the UK and the rest of the world advanced because of the industrial revolution. After GB gave India its independence 1?2 million people died during the partition of British India. They couldn't even organise the split of the country without genocide.
https://www.quora.com/How-many-peopl...ition-of-India
The Bloody Legacy of Indian Partition - The New Yorker
They didn't ask the British to stay and organise it. That would have been the safest way.