Question

how did the policy of British affect the Indian smelters​

Answer 1

Answer:

when the British made Delhi the centre to rule over India .

or many.......

Answer 2

Answer:

The development of cotton industries in Britain affected the textile producers in India in various ways. British textiles were now giving competition to Indian textiles in the European and American markets. High import duties in England made it difficult to export textiles from India.

Thus, the British manufactures cotton textiles ousted the Indian textiles from their traditional markets in Africa, America and Europe; by the beginning of the nineteenth century.