Question

Explain how we can see both Nationalism and Imperialism in the story of India.

Answer 1

The British colonized many territories with the aim of increasing their trade and being ahead of other industrialized countries.

India was the colony that suffered most from English imperialist politics, as it underwent transformations through contact with the colonists, who controlled this region until the middle of the 20th century.

In order to control their interests, the British forced young Indian men to join the East India Company army. These soldiers became known as Cipaios and were intended to ensure security for the transportation and marketing of products from England.

The independence of India was in in 1947.  

Since this imperialism process, there have been many struggles for independence and since then nationalism has grown in the nation, so much so that it was one of the main factors that contributed to the election of the current prime minister of the country.