Question

Give the meaning of absentee sovereignty why was represented by the indian

Answer 1

It means India was ruled by British from England that was distance of thousand miles. ... The revenues collected were used for the development of Indians but in case of britishers they drained the wealth from India to England without any proper economic return to India and it was no way benefitted to Indians.










The earlier rulers like Mughals had come from outside India but had settled in their conquered land over time. The revenues they collected from Indians were spent on local welfare only. However, in the case of the British, India's wealth was being drained to England and not utilised for local welfare.