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Give two reasons for industrial stagnation during the British rule in India.
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Two reasons for industrial stagnation during the British rule in India are-
- Raw materials were exported to Britain and hence India rapidly declined as a manufacturing and an industrial sector.
- The British by following the policy of 'Free Trade' destroyed the Indian textile and handicraft industries.
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