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To what extent was independence a gift from Britain.

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Have a little read: ... To what extent was independence a gift from Britain On 14 of August 1947, Prime Minister Nehru spoke of the handover of power being 'a moment... in history, when we step out from the old to the new'. This message, coming from one crucial in the independence movement, unsurprisingly carries connotations of Independence coming through the actions of Indians, with a sense of growth alien to British interests and control. In contrast to the violent upsurge against the French in Indo-China, the reasons behind the annexation of India from the British Empire are both subtle and complex. While in a violent uprising it is relatively simple to discern that power has been taken, rather than given, the non-cooperation tactics employed in India clarifies little. The steady rise in pressure from Indian nationalists in conjunction with the apparently hurried withdrawal in 1947 have lead to a belief that Britain was effectively

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