The most important case is that of Malhar Rao Gaikwar. He was guilty of gross misgovernment, and Colonel Phayre, the Resident, exposed the abuses of his administration. Thereupon the Gaikwar... Read more
The peaceful penetration of the French alarmed the British Government, but they could do nothing, as they had no casus belli or ostensible ground for interference. This was, however, supplie... Read more
The climax was reached on 30th March, 1885, when the Russians drove off the Afghans from Panjdeh and occupied it. Even the pacific Government of Gladstone was roused to the frenzy of war. Mo... Read more
The reception of the Russian envoy in Kabul made the relations between the Amir and the British Government acute. With the previous approval of the Home Government, Lytton informed the Amir... Read more
That the result of Lawrence’s policy proved to be disadvantageous to the British nobody can deny. Sher Ali, the new Amir, could not be expected to have a friendly attitude towards a po... Read more
Afghanistan and the North-West Frontier THE period from 1858, when the Government of India began to be conducted in the name of the Sovereign of England, to 1937, when “provincial auto... Read more