What influence did British colonial rule bring to India?

Positive influence on India: 1 Developed European culture spread rapidly in those places, which accelerated the process of capitalist society in India.

India was divided before it was completely colonized by Britain, and there were 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 to unify.

Negative: 1 The development of colonies is based on the destruction of aboriginal culture. In addition, it is also related to British colonial policy and colonial division of labor. Because of the small population, most of the developed colonies were used as places for immigration and exile of prisoners, while India, because of its large population and high civilization, could not be the object of immigration. Its vast land and rich resources make it the object of plundering resources and labor.

The partition of India caused by Britain has brought a series of bad consequences, leading to sectarian slaughter and the division of the unified economy of the two countries. The ownership of local states, especially Kashmir, has led to the outbreak of many wars between India and Pakistan, which has kept the relationship between Britain and Pakistan in a state of tension for a long time.

Good 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. In terms of opium trade with China, India is Britain's most important opium producing area in Asia. Almost all opium sold by British businessmen to China comes from India, and opium trade with China is 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 bridgehead of British aggression against the southeast.