Strange Facts:
The UK gave India the precious gift of the plantation industry — much sought after tea, plants stolen from China. Concerted move to undercut the Chinese tea monopoly, then force feed them heroine in exchange. True fact. True, ROYAL fact.
India is so disorganised, they'd never unite. Too free-spirited and intellectual.
Curry was a British recipe, NOT strictly Indian. Look it up.
London's favorite dish? Not fish and chips any more. It's curry!
The British lost BOTH India AND China after WWII. Ouch.
The Indians still can't speak proper English. Correct English, yes. Proper? No.
Most of the lasting benefits were completely unintentional and unplanned.
Isn't that called the "Invisible Hand" by Adam Smith?
The invisible hand is a term used by Adam Smith to describe the unintended social benefits of individual self-interested actions. He wrote that "an economy can work well in a free market scenario where everyone will work for his/her own interest."
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/de ... sible-hand