On the one hand, there was the looting and the plunder. On the other, the benefits: European scientific and medical advances and education, and best of all having the British to be pissed off at instead of one another. British former colonies such as America, India, Israel have done all right for themselves afterwards, and have often had a good friend in their former master. They are wonderful people once they are at home and stay there, as Lin Yutang said (Between Tears and Laughter, Dooubleday, 1940).
It seems as though the Brits have lost their marbles and have totally flipped because of this deal. Only last year David Cameron made his first overseas visit to India, courting India as a country that is more important then even then US! With the MMRCA deal going to the French, the Brits are now hollering for cancellation of the “aid program” (that India never asked for in the first place), want to cancel the visa program, stop all outsourcing and even trade with India! This deal really touched a raw nerve with the Brits.
Funny thing is, its difficult to tell if they are angry about Britain giving away that money or India refusing to take that money. Also what is funny is that UK is angry at India for not buying the Typhoon but UK has actually reduced their own Typhoon order to buy F-35s.