FT: White House no longer sees anything special in UK relations

[Abingdonboy]

A large proportion of these are Sikhs who identify with Khalistan not India.

Not true in the slightest.

 

[Indian Patriot]

There was not a political entity called India when the British invaded. There were Sihk empires, Maratha empire, Mysore kingdom, etc. these were political entities unto themselves. India never develop a political entity or a country, kingdom or empire called India until the British arrived.

It was a political entity you ignorant fellow. The name India is derived from the Greek word Indika which Megasthenes used to describe the land beyond the river Indus.

Your ignorance is indeed appalling but I guess you are still too young to know many things.

 

[Steve781]

Not true in the slightest.

It's true. Maybe not the majority of Sikhs but large numbers.

 

[kakathiya]

A large proportion of these are Sikhs who identify with Khalistan not India.
And the British economy is 50 percent larger than the Indian economy. This is despite having less than one twentieth of India's population.
List of countries by GDP (nominal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

this is because of the loot you took back from India, when all your loot gets emptied you will see for your self

 

[Steve781]

this is because of the loot you took back from India, when all your loot gets emptied you will see for your self

At the time of independence Britain's GDP per capita was about four times that of India. The fact that it is now twenty times higher has nothing to do with colonialism and everything to do with misguided socialist economic policies which India has now wisely abandoned.

 

[Abingdonboy]

It's true. Maybe not the majority of Sikhs but large numbers.

I'm a British Sikh so i think I have a bit more knowledge on this matter than yourself mate.

"large numbers" only because there are a lot of Sikhs in the UK but as a proportion of the Sikh population they are a fraction of a percent, those crazies are just loud mouths, the vast (silent) majority are more patriotic towards India than you would believe.

 

[Transhumanist]

British gave nothing except colonialism.

Really?

The jet engine, the universal language - English, radio ranging and acquisition, the telephone, television, the light bulb, the bicycle, the electric motor, the battle tank and jet fighter aircraft, aircraft carrier too.

Composite armors, safety fuses, the Electrocardiograph, Penicillin, the Smallpox vaccine, stainless steel, the hydraulic press, modern economic principles, the microwave, gas turbines, wind tunnels, weather maps, VTOL, heads-up-displays, hydrophones - and by association sonar, the chocolate bar.

I can go on, the British have contributed a lot to our modern world. Certainly a lot more than colonialism.

Pretty damn good for such an "insignificant" little island.

 

[Luca1]

I agree.

 

[kakathiya]

It's true. Maybe not the majority of Sikhs but large numbers.

more number of Sikhs are in Canada, and millions of Sikhs live in India, Gujaratis are the largest and the richest people in England, only thing you can be proud of is your old queen,

At the time of independence Britain's GDP per capita was about four times that of India. The fact that it is now twenty times higher has nothing to do with colonialism and everything to do with misguided socialist economic policies which India has now wisely abandoned.

why was the GDP 4 times because your shitty east India company sold shitty goods in India and made unreasonable profits and sent the ill gotten money to that ugly queen.

 

[Indian Patriot]

The jet engine, the universal language - English, radio ranging and acquisition, the telephone, television, the light bulb, the bicycle, the electric motor, the battle tank and jet fighter aircraft, aircraft carrier too.

Composite armors, safety fuses, the Electrocardiograph, Penicillin, the Smallpox vaccine, stainless steel, the hydraulic press, modern economic principles, the microwave, gas turbines, wind tunnels, weather maps.

I can go on, the British have contributed a lot to our modern world.

I was referring to british contribution to their colonies. And please do not start with "achievements". India was a civilisation before english understood the concept of society. Buddhism, Sanskrit, Nalanda, concept of non-violence, medicine, algebra, mathematics were all discovered and invented in India. So better not pull up ancient history and embarrass yourself.

The thing is england is living on its past glory and has absolutely no relevance in modern POLITICAL world. The SEA nations do not consult england, ukraine/russia do not consult england, england has no presence in middle east etc etc etc.

Year after year the english influence is dwindling and they are losing ground.

 

[Luca1]

It was a political entity you ignorant fellow. The name India is derived from the Greek word Indika which Megasthenes used to describe the land beyond the river Indus.

Your ignorance is indeed appalling but I guess you are still too young to know many things.

You said it all, the land beyond Indus River. So you just described India as a geographical expression. Which it is before the British created India.

 

[Indian Patriot]

At the time of independence Britain's GDP per capita was about four times that of India. The fact that it is now twenty times higher

Indian GDP is 2 trillion dollars. If english economy is "twenty times higher" than India then what is english economy worth, 40 TRILLION dollars?

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Wrong guy's. UK is and will remain No 1 on US radar. That is a fact and no amount of delusion is going to change that. As a resident of UK I frankly feel this country has a lot to offer to the world and is still the 'happening' place.

The European Community is one of the worlds largest trading blocks and is growing in size and relevance. UK is the pivot and the linkage between USA and Europe.

From the American perspective 'UK' is our man in Europe and from European perspective 'UK' is our man in USA. This is not about to change and being the fulcrum of the Atlantic world is not be be laughed at.

Edit: Power does not only come from guns and bullets. London is international capital period. World decisions are made there.

 

[Indian Patriot]

You said it all, the land beyond Indus River. So you just described India as a geographical expression. Which it is before the British created India.

It was a geographical expression for the Greeks. I understand as an American your knowledge on the outside world is non-existent but it is pretty evident that Megasthenes is a Greek name not an Indian.

Those days there was no internet or Google. Tourism too had not developed as a viable industry yet, we are after all talking about 300 B.C. Thus when the Greeks with Alexander discovered this "strange land" then Megasthenes named it Indika.

The british did not create anything. Ancient India extended from Afghanistan to Myanmar. The Bamiyan Buddhas - please Google them - were not build by the british. If anything the british divided India, literally in 1947.

 

[Abingdonboy]

At the time of independence Britain's GDP per capita was about four times that of India. The fact that it is now twenty times higher has nothing to do with colonialism and everything to do with misguided socialist economic policies which India has now wisely abandoned.

And when the British Empire went into India, india accounted for 20-22% of global GDP and when India gained independence it accounted for 2% with 90% poverty whilst the converse was true for Britain.