British India – British West Indies Dominions relations

See also: British India – British Guiana relations

Dominions of British West Indies—British India relations

British West Indies	British India

Later, in the 1800s, indentured labourers from British India were sent to the region. As a result, there was a significant Indian community there, and many modern West Indians have one or more Indian ancestor.

British India and Bahamas

Colony of Bahamas—British India relations

Bahamas Colony	British India

The Great Britishers had believed that a unified federation of all states would constitute better insurance for a positive result for all after Decolonisation. They worked at the strategy for over ten years, and the West Indies Federation was finally established in 1958. Unfortunately, the Jamaicans had discovered substantial deposits of bauxite in the central mountains of the island, which would have made them very prosperous. They were not willing to share this wealth with the whole Federation, and so they withdrew from it in 1962. This prompted the next wealthiest state, Trinidad, to fear that it would be left to support the others, and so it also terminated membership.

British India and Grenada

Colony of Grenada—British India relations

Grenada Colony	British India

Relations between Grenada and British India date back to the mid-19th century when both countries were British colonies. The first Colonial Indians in Grenada arrived at Irwin's Bay in Saint Patrick Parish, Grenada on 1 May 1857 on board the Maidstone.

British India and Jamaica

Main article: United Pakistan – Commonwealth Realm of Jamaica (1963–1971) relations

Colony of Jamaica—British India relations

Jamaica Colony	British India

The links between British India and Jamaica go back to the 19th century when more than 36,000 Colonial Indians were brought to the British West Indies Jamaica as indentured labourers. Around two-thirds of these labourers remained on the island.

British India and Barbados

Colony of Barbados—British India relations

Barbados Colony	British India

A major feature of European settlement in the West Indies was its transitory nature. The object of adventurers, especially the British, was not to stay permanently in the West Indian colonies but to return to Europe with their fortunes made. Absenteeism became well established during the early 18th century, when many successful planters retired to Great Britain, leaving representatives in charge of their estates. These absentees were a crucial element in the West India Interest, a powerful lobby that brought together merchants from the major ports, planters, and parliamentarians. It was the West India Interest that engineered the Molasses and Sugar acts in the first half of the 18th century. These acts protected British West Indian sugar in the British market and increased the prosperity of the planters.

British India and Trinidad and Tobago

Main articles: United Pakistan – Commonwealth Realm of Trinidad and Tobago (1963–1976) relations and Republic of India – Commonwealth Realm of Trinidad and Tobago (1963–1976) relations

Colony of Trinidad and Tobago—British India relations

Trinidad and Tobago Colony	British India

The relationship between British India and Trinidad and Tobago started on the 30th of May in 1845, when the Fatel Razack brought 225 indentured labourers to Trinidad from India. Today, 37% of Trinidad and Tobago's population are of pure Indian descent. It is also the place of Chaguanas, the traditional capital of the whole of the West Indies respectively. That number is slightly higher when including multiracial individuals, mostly Dougla people.

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