What were the effort made by the British to establish trade relation with India?Analyse the steps by which they succeeded.
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The following points may help you:
a. The British represented by East India company was trading corporation which came to India to trade in India, and was granted concessions from Indian rulers.
b. Weak internal political conditions that had surfaced after the death of Aurangzeb facilitated British control over India.
c. Political instability in the region, weak central administration , war of succession between Carnatic and Hyderabad made it possible for the British to expand its political influence.
d. The shrewdness of company officials like Robert Clive helped the British in eliminating rival companies like the French.
e. The British also intervened in the internal affairs of the states like Bengal by installing puppet ruler In an attempt to consolidate its power and authority ,The Company was keen on installing a puppet ruler in Bengal that would give its trade concessions and other privileges and work in their favour like Mir Jafar
, Mir Quasim.
f. The military might and superiority of the British helped them to expand rapidly, and establish firm footing in India .
g. It was later granted right to collect diwani.
h. The British introduced modern western education to convince people about the superiority of British machine made goods