What was the impact of British colonization of India?

Positive for India: 1 Developed European culture spread rapidly in those places, which accelerated the process of capitalist society in India. Before India became a British colony, India was divided, with many small kingdoms, Tufan. There are only four dynasties that completely unified India in history, so some Indians themselves have to agree that British colonization helped India unify. Negative: 1 The development of colonies is based on the destruction of aboriginal culture. In addition, this is also related to the British colonial policy and colonial division of labor. Developed colonies, because of their small population, are mostly used as places for immigration and exile of prisoners, while India, because of its large population and high civilization, cannot be the object of immigration. Its vast land and rich resources make it the object of plundering resources and labor. The partition of India made in Britain has brought a series of adverse consequences, resulting in sectarian slaughter and the division of the unified economy of the two countries. The ownership of indigenous states, especially Kashmir, has led to many wars between India and Pakistan, which has kept the relationship between Britain and Pakistan in a state of tension for a long time. 3 positive for Britain: 1 India has a vast territory, rich resources and a large population, and the Ganges River basin is fertile. It can be said that India is an important producer of cheap raw materials in Britain and an important dumping ground for British products. India plays an irreplaceable role in the economy for Britain. 2. Opium trade with China. The environment in some parts of India is very suitable for opium cultivation, and it is also very convenient to transport opium from Indian ports to China by water. India is Britain's main opium producing area in Asia, and almost all opium sold by British businessmen to China comes from India. Britain earned a lot of China silver dollars from opium trade, and opium trade with China was an important means for primitive accumulation of capital in the early stage of British capitalism.

Geographically, India at that time included today's India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and several other small countries in South Asia bordering India. At that time, British India had a very important strategic position in geography, guarding the traffic artery from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and was the frontier of British aggression against Southeast Asia.