Quote Originally Posted by Aimless View Post
Well that's a very good point, but when you think about it, they left Pakistan a shithole, they left Bangladesh in a similar state, and, worst of all, they left Pakistan in charge of Bangladesh. I'm not sure you can put any of that in the "pro" column for the Brits from the "trail of prosperity" perspective. Not trying to play the "blame-game" here, just trying to end the praise-game.
The Brits tried to create one country that incorporated India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. You can't blame them for not following through with that promise in the face of overwhelming resistance from the locals. Furthermore, Britain exercised indirect rule in most of India until the last few decades, which meant that it wasn't in a position to provide much development. However, it was hardly responsible for the local rulers not providing that development.