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Question
Answer the following question:
During the British rule, “India was a loser both ways – as a buyer and also a seller.” Explain.
Solution
The British exploited India’s resources, bought raw materials from India at nominal rates to be exported to England, and dumped their machine-made goods in the Indian markets. Thus, India was a loser both ways as a buyer and also as a seller.
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