Question

The growth of communalism in India was encouraged by the British authorities as well as certain trends in Indian society. In the light of this observation, explain:
(a)The Divide and Rule Policy of the British.
(b) The writings and speeches of the Assertive Nationalists.
(c) The erroneous interpretation of Indian History.

Answer 1

Divide and rule, or divide and conquer, in politics and sociology is gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into pieces that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy. "divide et impera" is cited as a common principle in politics by Traiano Boccalini in La bilancia politica The use of this technique is meant to empower the sovereign to control subjects, populations, or factions of different interests.