India's large export surplus under colonial rule was used mainly to

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The surplus paid for the office the British government kept in Britain, wars and invisible imports.
This outflow is called the drain of India's wealth.

Concept: Export surplus and drain
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India's large export surplus under colonial rule was used mainly to

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