Comments by "Alexander Philip" (@alexanderphilip1809) on "British policies in colonial India were incoherent and contradictory: Roderick Matthews" video.

Divide and rule was the British policy regarding Europe, but British policy in India was different as they ruled/managed India. So its safr to assume that while D&R might've been the initial policy for conquest, sustaining their colonial interests would have required them to be flexible. Kinda like now, central government has to be mindful of the often competing interests of the constituent states, ruliny BJP's conflicts in Punjab, west bengal, maharashtra and to a lesser extent in Tamil Nadu are reflective of that.
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