The Machiavellian Approach: British Divide and Rule in Colonial India
The Machiavellian Approach: British Divide and Rule (Conquer) Colonial India
The “divide and rule” policy, also known as “divide and conquer, was a strategy employed by the
British colonial administration in various parts of their empire, including India. The goal of this policy was to maintain control over a diverse and often restive population by creating divisions and conflicts among different groups, thereby weakening any unified opposition to British rule.
