Question

Do you think the Indian Princes were short-sighted in their approach to the events of 1757?

Answer 1

Yes, the Indian Princes were short-sighted in their approach to the events of 1757.

• The Indian Princes fought against each other.
• The Indian Princes took the help of the East India Company to fight against each other.
• The East India Company used the policy of Divide and Rule; the Indian Princes failed to realize this.
• The Indian Princes failed to realize that the East India Company was using various means and methods to achieve their goal of establishing supremacy in India.