Question

how did the development of cotton industries in Britain affect textile producers in India?

Answer 1

The development of cotton industries in Britain affected textile producers in India in several ways.Indian textiles now had to compete with British textiles the European and American markets.exporting textiles to England became increasingly difficult as very high duties were imposed on Indian textiles imported into Britain.
In the beginning of 19th century ,English made cotton textiles were prefers to Indian good.indian textiles lost their markets Africa,America and Europe. English and European companies stopped buying Indian goods. during the 1830s British cotton cloth flooded Indian markets. in the 1880s two third of all the cotton cloths worns by Indian were made of cloth produced in Britain.
This affected the entire textiles industry in India. Thousands of rural women lost their jobs