Is there a case for reparations? Oxfam’s huge estimate of the money drained from India by Britain’s colonial rule does not withstand scrutiny, as it makes too many feeble assumptions.

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The Bengal famine of 1943, for instance ... making it a financial colony of Britain. Under British rule, India’s self-sustaining economy was dismantled to serve British industrial needs.

The Oxfam report also highlights the devastating human toll of British rule in India. Between 1891 and 1920, 59 million excess deaths were recorded due to famine, disease, and poverty exacerbated ...

The Portuguese saved this state from the rule of the British. They reached India in the year 1498 before the British. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India, only after that the ...

in the Central Province of India, right in the heart of the district which is being now devastated by famine. In his letter Mr. Mitchell says: View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Oxfam estimates that British colonial rule extracted $64.82 trillion from India between 1765 and 1900. This estimate should do more than just drop jaws in Britain. This has been a matter of debate.

In 2018, they estimated that Britain had drained India of approximately $45 trillion (£36.5 trillion), which was based on a slightly different period – 1765 to 1938 – from the Oxfam timeframe.

The British government ruled over India from 1858 until 1947 during a period known as The British Raj. British rule led to extreme poverty and famine for many Indians while the British government ...