From the preface : India is a vast country with a very long coast line. unfortunately so little is available on the armed forces. National Archives of India has a sufficient records on the topic. But no serious work has been undertaken on the various aspects of the armed forces in British India. This topic also is important from the point of view of understanding the colonial rule as well as the structure of the armed forces which the Independent India inherited. ...
When the administration of India and its allied states was taken over by the British Parliament the Queen's proclamation had assured the Indian states that agreements entered into by the East India Company would be fully honoured. The East India Company through its long association with Indians had developed a style of administration in which its colonial subjects were seen as the allies of the British administration. The British believed in the involvement of ...