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East India company and digital India.

East India company and  digital India. The East India Company(EIC) ,formed to pursue trade  ended up trading mainly with the India. In circa 1600 . It startef  trade in basic commodities that included cotton, silk, salt, tea and opium The company eventually came to rule large areas of India with its own army , exercising military power and assuming administrative functions. Great Britain  assuming direct control of India in the form of the new a Raj. Circa 2008to 2105  or thereabouts : India  has huge problems in development . income disparity. Uneven economic development. Huge infra problems. Conflicting interests vie with each other to share  resources and this leads to a Hindu growth rate. Then comes the cyber space phenomenon. Indians starts with being he back room boys. Rides the wave and this creates a significant segment that is economically well off. Many travel abroad and  work there. Many become key managers of this technology. ...