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Do Indians still believe that they were rich before British misrule in India? Why?
Did the British really cause India's economic decline?
The British certainly played a role in India's economic decline, as they exploited India's resources for their own benefit and destroyed its traditional economic system. They imposed heavy taxes on Indian goods, destroyed Indian industries to promote their own textile industry, and used India as a source of cheap raw materials for their factories in Britain. This exploitation caused a lot of damage to India's economy and slowed down its progress for many years.