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Review: Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor (2019x1)

: 01, 2019

At the start of the 18th century, India’s share of the global economy accounted for about 23 percent. Two centuries later, when the British left India, the subcontinent’s share dropped to around 3 percent. It was a dramatic transition, and what exactly transpired within that colonial era sits at the heart of Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor.