“It is important to remember that in the middle of the twentieth century, when several colonised societies attained ‘independence’, the focus of the ‘civilised world’ suddenly fell on the ‘poverty' of the ‘Third World’. It was conveniently forgotten that this impoverished situation of the Third World was a direct consequence of centuries of colonisation. Instead, decolonisation engendered a new talking point, namely that the newly formed ‘nation-states’ must ‘catch up’ with the West by focusing on ‘development’ the European way.” ColonialismColonial HistoryEuropean Imperialism Book:India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution Source: India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution