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> the number of Indian soldiers in WW2 -- 2.4 million, more than the other countries combined That's a bald-faced lie. THat comment could have been clearer, but it was clearly in response to the number of "Anglosphere" soldiers quoted in the article. For context the article says: During the Second World War, 215,000 men served from New Zealand, 410,000 from South Africa, 995,000 from Australia, 1,060,000 from Canada, 2,400,000 from India. In that context, Indian soliders did outnumber the other listed countries. It seems likely that without the British having brought "Anglo civilization", India today would be like most of Africa today. I'm old enough to remember the 1970's and 80's where India was like Africa[1]. I'm not drawing any conclusions from that except to say that colonial influence isn't as simple as you may believe. [1] http://www.gapminder.org/world/#$majorMode=chart$is;shi=t;ly... |