The wisdom of those who foresaw carly in the war the need for turning India into an Empire arsenal is now bearing fruit, Weapons of all kinds except the heaviest, munitions, clothes and textiles "are being turned out in quantities which are growing every week as new factories open up and workers are trained. Markets which were once supplied by Japan are now being supplied from India. "Most of these markets are within the sterling bloc, around which a barrier of exchange regulations has been raised which makes extensive purchases outside of it next door to impossible. Thus In-la is gaining an advantage which will probably have a permanent benefit upon her internal: economy, once this war is won. For India's chief trouble has always been poverty.
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