describe the policy of paramountcy
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✔Under Lord Hastings (governor general from 1813 to 1823), a new policy "Paramountcy" was initiated.
✔According to this, company claimed that it's authority was Paramount or Supreme, hence it's power was greater than that of Indian states.
✔In order to protect it's interest, it was justified in annexing or threatening to annex any Indian kingdom.
✔This view continued to guide late British policy as well.
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The Policy Of Paramountcy was introduced by LORD HASTINGS ( Rawdon Hastings ; Many get confused that Warren Hastings introduced it but it's not Who was the Governor General Of Bengal From 1813 to 1823.)
According to this policy , the company made false claims that it's authority was supreme than that of Indian kings or Nawabs .
As the company's decisions were more supreme , it suggested the Indian states to surrender to the British and then Indian kings would have to administrate their Kingdom as a puppet ruler .