Independence Day: India s economic history is revealing its painful past under British colonialism. Economic historian, Utsa Patnaik s research suggests the British colonial regime looted almost $45tn from India from 1765 to 1938. This astronomical sum is fifteen times the annual GDP of the UK today.
Industry body CII has praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s Independence Day speech outlining the country s achievements and ambitions, which he said included plans to build an economy which would be the world s third-largest.
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