- EIC not militarily confident main goal trade
- remained isolated from indian political conflicts
- but fought to defend EIC interest i.e. trade
Bengal
- 1765-5772: Bengal suba
- Nawab: puppet of EIC
- EIC got right to appt. deputy subedar who handled nizamat for nawab
- i.e. legal control over Diwani, illegal control over Nizamat
- Brit resident stationed in court in 1765 who by 1772 became real ruler of nizamat
- EIC administrators started looking after Diwani and Nizamat
- Reason: Poor LR collection and law and order which was blamed upon indian officials by Warren Hastings. The Great Bengal Famine 1770 led to poor LR and LnO.