Why did Britain occupy India?

Answer 1

The British came to India for reasons of trade - they wanted the goods that were being produced, and they wanted to find a market for the goods that were being produced back in England. The French, Dutch and Portugese also traded with, established forts and cities in, and to a certain extent, colonized the India subcontinent. After various battles, treaties, broken promises, broken treaties and other sometimes underhanded dealings, the British established more or less control of large parts of the subcontinent by the mid 1700s. Some areas never came under direct British control (the Northwest provinces in what is now Pakistan and part of Afghanistan, for one), while some areas welcomed British rule which in these cases was more benevolent than the native rule which it supplanted.

Answer 2

A British civil servant was tasked with drawing up the boundaries beween India and Pakistan, based on the areas where Muslims and Hindus mostly lived. India and Pakistan gained independence from Britain one day apart in 1947.

Answer 3

Dude..You should know the History before writing in public..

There were THREE Anglo-Maratha wars in Indian History.

Can we, INDIANS, forget the ruthless British even after the "Jallian walah Bagh Massacre" ?

Andaman Jail is an eye-opener for the unknown.

It was also due to the welcoming culture India had those days.

Read more about Indian history than talking bluntly..

Answer 4

Because the Hindus and Muslims couldn't live together. Neither was prepared to be told what to do by the other.

Answer 5

In those days it was considered the normal thing to do. If Britain hadn't done it then India would have been ruled by Portuguese or French. Think on that.

Answer 6

For cotton for their factories and to spread their empire and for raw matireal

Answer 7

The british occupied india because they wanted to conquer more land.

Answer 8

for taking all money from india and their army strong

Answer 9

For indian's wealth.