or both! Seems that its unfashionable to say anything positive about the British Empire these days. However modern India (incl. Pakistan, Bangladesh & Nepal) were basically created by britain. Civil Service, Industry, Rail & Road systems, Legal framework, the nation state etc. Likewise Sub Saharan Africa, which had basically been a total backwater prior to British involvement. Sure there were some bad things, my own people the Assyrians were misused and duped by Britain, but on the whole the empire advanced its subject regions in almost every way, creating industry, an economy, education system, healthcare, govornment, transport systems, legal systems, as well as imparting the very useful english language.
2006-11-27
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