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Indian Economy
Mains — GS Paper III (Economy, Environment, Sci-Tech, Security)
Indian Economy
1 study note for Indian Economy, mapped to the official UPSC syllabus.
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British Economic Policies and Drain of Wealth Theory
Dadabhai Naoroji's "Drain of Wealth" theory argued that British economic policy systematically extracted India's surplus — through home charges, free trade that deindustrialised Indian textiles, land revenue extraction, and unequal trade terms — transferring wealth that was never returned, impoverishing India while enriching Britain.
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Indian Economy — UPSC Mains — GS Paper III (Economy, Environment, Sci-Tech, Security) Notes & PYQs | UPSC.wiki | UPSC.wiki
