HIMALAI IAS - GS - HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA & CULTURE
Masterly Inactive Policy? Why was it abandoned ?
Learning from the first lesson of the first Afghan war which cost the British Indian govt, more than 1.5 crore rupees and about 20,000 men, the Governor-General John Lawrance (1864 to 1869) adopted Masterly Inactive Policy.
Learning from the first lesson of the first Afghan war which cost the British Indian govt, more than 1.5 crore rupees and about 20,000 men, the Governor-General John Lawrance (1864 to 1869) adopted Masterly Inactive Policy.
This policy was certain as a reaction to disaster of the first Indo-Afghan war of 1838-42.
Due to interfererance in Afghanistan's affairs, the govt. had to suffer a lot, and policy of non-interference was adopted then.
This policy was made necessay due to the frontier problems and Afghan passion for independence.
This was continued even when Dost Mohammed, Amir of Afghan died in 1863 and war of succession was going on in Afghan.
It was only when Sher Ali established on throne, Lawrence offered friendship. But with the arrival of Laytton as the Governor General in 1876, a new policy of having scientific frontiers and exercising influence over Afghan was adopted and the policy of masterly inactivity was abandoned.
This was due to the realisation of importance of having scientific border.Due to interfererance in Afghanistan's affairs, the govt. had to suffer a lot, and policy of non-interference was adopted then.
This policy was made necessay due to the frontier problems and Afghan passion for independence.
This was continued even when Dost Mohammed, Amir of Afghan died in 1863 and war of succession was going on in Afghan.
It was only when Sher Ali established on throne, Lawrence offered friendship. But with the arrival of Laytton as the Governor General in 1876, a new policy of having scientific frontiers and exercising influence over Afghan was adopted and the policy of masterly inactivity was abandoned.
