In a debate someone argues that India was poor when the British left, so they must have been…

In a debate someone argues that India was poor when the British left, so they must have been working to lift India out of poverty. Rukmini finds the argument weak. Where is it weak?

Who do you think is right? Pick one.

More disagreements in The Colonial Era in India

A class is discussing how railways were laid across India under British rule A British officer's diary records that the farmers of his district were content with their condition A textbook mentions one British officer who built a hospital in his district Deepa says colonial records are full of the schools and colleges the British opened, and there are…Two accounts of one famine survive. An official report says relief reached people adequately