[gadders]

>>the effects still linger on in their former colonies.

The rule of law, parliamentary democracy, the English language, ending Sati etc.

The empire wasn't all good, but was more benevolent than a lot of colonial empires. See the work of Nigel Biggar for reference.

[lionkor]

and of course generational poverty

[gadders]

You mean that didn't exist in India before the British? Or it is a British thing that we imported to India?

[aadhavans]

Not the parent, but:

Neither. While colonialism didn't _create_ generational poverty, the systemic genocides of the British were new. Colonial policy of prioritizing exports directly led to the deaths of millions. That's a fact.

A similar comparison would be between Roman slavery and the chattel slavery of the Americas. They are both abhorrent practices (just like the genocides caused by Indian rulers in the pre-British period), but it pales in comparison to the scale and horror of antebellum slavery.