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

Flags were lowered on Sunday and there was "no official entertainment".... not quite sure what that means.

The Indian PM wanted to convey his respects to the passing of the queen but many Indians were infuriated, not just because of the fact they were brutally colonised by Britain but also because the Royal Family still hold a number of treasures taken from India including the Kohinoor Diamond.

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SomeMichGuy · M

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.