Is it odd that India declared a day of state mourning for the British Queen?

That's a really tricky political situation, but it's nice that there was at least one day of state mourning. The two countries share a long history, even if it was often a painful and complicated one.

People that experienced the consequences of British rule are still alive.
If we're looking for reparation. It should be initiated by the oppresser. This response is tone deaf. If he wants to pay his respects, he can do so with a tweet or a gesture that doesn't force its population into mourning too. I don't see why the entire country should be forced to mourn for the face of an empire that ruined them in more than one way.

The obvious answer is "no". What's odd is that people had to get upset about it.

Even Karl Marx recognized the *good* that Britain achieved in India, and we all know what his beliefs were.

Shows how the leadership is disconnected from the actual people. There's really no excuse as to why that stuff hasn't been returned to India under the queen's reign

Maybe this is just a friendly overture to begin the repair of relations?

It was not right in my opinion. We should stop caring for our oppressors really.. good riddance is what it should be. I don't know what geo-political compulsion there was for PM Modi and his government to make the gesture..

No.

It makes perfect sense.

India is still part of the Commonwealth, and so this is simply diplomatic good manners.

Remember, ERII was *never* "Empress of India", and the monarch is intentionally divorced from politics, only opening Parliament (to read a speech prepared by the government!) and meeting with the current PM weekly (if that's still the schedule) in a private discussion.

Yes, it is.

Very odd...

The Queen was their head of state

Interesting. I wasn't aware of that history.

Political move I guess

It’s not surround considering the amount of foreign aid we pay to them each year abd that we are one of their more significant trading partners.

:/

In Cyprus there were similar feelings because the Queen physically signed the papers to have 3 freedom fighters killed.

Ass licking tribute to those colonized their land pillaging country resource,stiring up conflict by divided their country into three.Even dog will bite instead of wigging its tail when someone steal food from their bowl.

Most Americans dont hold a grudge against the Royals, probably helps that we stomped their ass in a war to gain our independence.

Yes, it seems odd to me

I'd say yes, because Elizabeth was the queen who oversaw the dismantling of the British empire, so she freed a lot of countries.