India and Indonesia

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This paper considers the development of India and Indonesia since 1890. It analyzes the history of that period, noting the political changes, defining certain terms. The paper discusses the leadership and economies of each country, with emphasis on the development after the Second World War it considers each country separately for each of these elements.

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"The coming of the British to India would produce profound changes in that country over the centuries. The British officially took over India in 1858 and established the raj, the name for British rule. Before that, India had been ruled by a private British trading company that had been sending Indian goods to Britain for sale. Commerce thereafter gave way to empire. In the eighteenth century, tensions between the private company and the Indian people were reaching a head as the company was showing less and less interest in local customs or prerogatives. The British rule in India was largely benign and noted for its efficiency, but it did reduce the ability of the Indian people to compete economically, increased poverty in the nation, dismantled the industrial base that had existed in India before the coming of the British. The original ruling entity was the East India Company ..."

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