Subsidiary Alliance: The eagerness of the East India Company’s officials in India to ensure their own safety as well as the safety of their newly acquired Indian dominion was an important factor behind the expansionist policy they pursued. They applied brute force whenever necessary and also resorted to apparently harmless devises like the Subsidiary Alliance or the Doctrine of Lapse. Lord Wellesley was a hardcore expansionist. He wanted to bring as many Indian states as possible under British hegemony at the quickest speed. British policy in India was continuously shaped and reshaped according to the evolving demands of Great Britain’s … Continue reading Subsidiary Alliance- Merits And Demerits