The new Class 8 NCERT Social Science textbook (2025–26) states that European, especially British, colonial rule “drained India of its wealth. Chapter 4 of the new NCERT textbook Exploring Society: India and Beyond states that “the Industrial Revolution in Britain, which required investment, was made possible at least partly by the ‘stolen wealth from India’. ‘Stolen wealth from India’ is a phrase used by U.S. historian Will Durant, which states. NCERT clarified that the textbook is based on verified academic sources. The fourth chapter goes on to include a quote by William Digby, which states, “Modern England has been made great by Indian wealth, wealth always taken by the might and skill of the stronger.”