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The economy of India was transformed by the British through new technology. The British brought new road network, the world's third largest railroad system, telephone and telegraph lines, irrigation canals, and other things that modernized India.Health and cleanliness also improved with the British coming.he British brought new road network, the world's third largest railroad system, telephone and telegraph lines, irrigation canals, and other things that modernized India.
The British were able to capture most of India after defeating Sikhs in 1849 in Second Anglo-Sikh War. The year 1853 stands out to be a landmark year in modern Indian history as the first Railway opened from Bombay to Thane and first Telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra was started.This was one of the first major positive contributions that British made in India.ndian trade links with Europe started in through sea route only after the arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on May 20, 1498. The Portuguese had traded in Goa as early as 1510, and later founded three other colonies on the west coast in Diu, Bassein, and Mangalore.