What do you understand by drain of Indian wealth during the colonial period?

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British's main economic agenda in India was to gain maximum benefits of total India's trade beacuase India's foreign trade generated large export surplus. The export surplus did not result in any flow of gold or silver into India.
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The Britishers exploited India in every possible way. Raw material from India was exported were reduced price and expensive finished goods were imported to India. The heavy administrative costs also related to running of the colonial rule in India, in the form of wages and salaries of the administrative...
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The Britishers exploited India in every possible way. Raw material from India was exported were reduced price and expensive finished goods were imported to India. The heavy administrative costs also related to running of the colonial rule in India, in the form of wages and salaries of the administrative staff, and the expenses borne by Britishers in fighting wars were borne by revenues generated in India. All this led to a drain of India’s wealth. read less
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