Marc was ill informed just like many in west. A lot of people think that India was economically better off under an oppressive colonial rule.<p>Facts:
- India&#x27;s rate of growth under Britain was 1% and basically stagnant. 
- India&#x27;s rate of growth under Socialist policies was 3% (Racists people often refer to his a Hindu rate of growth implying Hinduism is responsible for the poverty though the term was not coined initially for that purpose) 
- India&#x27;s rate of growth post half hearted economic liberalization has been around 6% or more.