<!--QuoteBegin-ben_ami+Jul 13 2006, 05:37 AM-->QUOTE(ben_ami @ Jul 13 2006, 05:37 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Mudy+Jul 13 2006, 10:38 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mudy @ Jul 13 2006, 10:38 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Did British ever paid to India?
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no.
even germany bent over backwards to make it up to israel both in cash and kind (eg - technology transfer), the USA gave japan (by writting off loans) a whopping 1 trillion dollars as compensation for the fire bombings of Tokyo and the twin nukes. but the poms??? they gave us nothing back and instead busied themselves in explaining to fellow westerners how they, the germanic barbarians from saxony brought civilization to india.
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The money was owed to all the princely states of India.They helped the British to raise the defence force of 2Million in the Royal Army for WWII.
Hence for Freedom in 1947 Sardar Patel had to dismantle them and British did not have to pay to any of them.
The princely states had a 'Council of Princes' which could negotiate with the British.
But British could impress Patel and Nehru to accept the freedom/partition and disband the princely states so that Britain will never ask for money in exchange. India even gave away sterling in holding to Britain to tied away the war expenses.
Probably in exchange for reducing the debt of war torn Britain the British people were not angry at Indians at the time of Independence.
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no.
even germany bent over backwards to make it up to israel both in cash and kind (eg - technology transfer), the USA gave japan (by writting off loans) a whopping 1 trillion dollars as compensation for the fire bombings of Tokyo and the twin nukes. but the poms??? they gave us nothing back and instead busied themselves in explaining to fellow westerners how they, the germanic barbarians from saxony brought civilization to india.
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The money was owed to all the princely states of India.They helped the British to raise the defence force of 2Million in the Royal Army for WWII.
Hence for Freedom in 1947 Sardar Patel had to dismantle them and British did not have to pay to any of them.
The princely states had a 'Council of Princes' which could negotiate with the British.
But British could impress Patel and Nehru to accept the freedom/partition and disband the princely states so that Britain will never ask for money in exchange. India even gave away sterling in holding to Britain to tied away the war expenses.
Probably in exchange for reducing the debt of war torn Britain the British people were not angry at Indians at the time of Independence.