yes ,it could have been worst situation for india as british left india without any source to nurse our india with 8 miilion rufugees from east bengal and pakistan .It could have been another rwanad or anyother african nation .It is the wisdom and challenge pandit nehru took to solve the problem and he took series of measures like ist general election in 1952, with help of russia builded heavy industries like bhilai steel plant,rourkella steel plant and all those PSUs who took to initiatives to make a modern india though it was a regulated economy but he encouraged private companiies also took initiatives like tatas and birlas .they have tremendous contribution to buld modern india till 1991 when our economy took a giant leap by finishing all license raj and kotas initiated by Late PM p.v narsimha rao and dr manmohan singh .god willing ,now we are the most advansed country in the world in ters of economic growth.abboral@gmail.com