Question

2. Why did the British want to control the north-west region of India?​

Answer 1

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It thought that Russia might expand across Asia and enter India from the north-western region. Driven by this fear, the British now wanted to secure their control over the north-west. They fought a long war with Afghanistan between 1838 and 1842 and established indirect rule of the Company there.

Answer 2

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It thought that Russia might expand across Asia and enter India from the north-western region. Driven by this fear, the British now wanted to secure their control over the north-west. They fought a long war with Afghanistan between 1838 and 1842 and established indirect rule of the Company there.