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This talk will be based on Saskia Wilven’s doctoral thesis which represents the first comprehensive history of the aid relationship between India and Britain spanning the period from Indian independence in 1947 until 1970. The study examines how the two states identified and pursued their altered economic interests as they extricated themselves from one of the most significant colonial relationships in history. It focusses on the aid relationship during a period in which Britain viewed economic assistance as an important diplomatic tool for furthering its interests in India, whilst India came to view aid from external powers as a crucial source of support for its ambitious development plans.

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Dr Saskia Wilven is the Senior Research Analyst for India in the South Asia and Afghanistan Research Group at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). She is responsible for the provision to FCDO policy-makers and other government departments of expert advice on, and analysis of, India. She recently completed a PhD in history at the India Institute, King’s College London.

 

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