Prashad posted:That is a stereo type. Look at how much development India achieve under the Mughal rule it was one of the richest countries in the world.
Yuh know how much they demanded from the Hindus in taxes when they arrived. Clive the Englishman stunned when he observed how much money dey were milking the ryots. He decided there and then, India was worth the fight. And he did dispose of many of the stranglehold which he took over himself. Eventually becoming a very wealthy man.