Huh.

It's the source of the rockets red glare.

Huh. So this is why Indian civilization gets a gunpowder boost in Age of Empires 2

I don’t have a reference, but high quality steel making would be one.

You don't have a reference, because high quality steel was invented in the U.S.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a...

I'm talking about an earlier time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wootz_steel

India had 25% of world's before Britishers arrived and sucked all the wealth to bring it down to 4% when they left. That's some serious exploitation.

Stolen resources.

India had advanced steel making, ship making and textile technologies which were taken by the British.

Huh, I am Indian and have never heard it said like this. Do you have any sources to back this up, apart from the rockets and textile industries?

For the steel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wootz_steel

I think I stumbled upon that a while back. Thank you!