💨 Abstract

During World War II, India, as a British colony, supplied war materials without consulting Indian political leaders. Wartime procurement constituted the last major intervention of the British Raj in the Indian economy. Historically, debates persist on whether the war stimulated or disrupted India's industrial growth. A new study analyzes the long-term effects of WWII mobilisation on the structural transformation and development of Indian districts.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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