Impact of British Economic Policies on Indian Trade

The British conquest of India transformed a once self-sufficient and export-driven economy into a colonial appendage of British capitalism. Between 1757 and 1947, British economic policies restructured India’s trade from balanced internal-external exchanges to unilateral, export-oriented dependency, ensuring maximum advantage to Britain. This period marked a shift from “prosperous pre-colonial trade” to “deindustrialised, drain-based colonial economy.”

Pre-British Trade Structure

Colonial Trade ....