One pound a year for 200 years: Britain's moral debt to India

Independence Day 2025: Shashi Tharoor spoke at Oxford Union in 2015. He argued Britain owes India reparations for colonial exploitation. Tharoor highlighted the human cost of British rule. Millions of Indians suffered famines and fought in wars. He emphasized the need for Britain to acknowledge its moral debt. A token payment would symbolize acceptance of historical injustices.