According to Osho, yes—India was once subjugated by others; but the deeper issue now is self-subjugation. External rule has ended, yet inner bondage persists through conditioning, fear, complacency and collective mindsets. True freedom requires inner awakening and responsibility, not merely political independence. Liberation must move from outer chains to transforming consciousness.
India used to be ruled by others, but today its biggest chains are the ones it puts on itself in its own mind and habits.