The Destruction of Indian Industry
How British economic policies destroyed India's textile industry, turning India into an importer of Manchester cotton.
Key Questions
- 1Why was Indian cloth famous across the world before the British?
- 2How did British policies destroy Indian handloom weavers?
- 3What does 'drain of wealth' mean?
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