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The British used divide and rule policy to expand their empire in India.

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The above statement is true.
The British used divide and rule policy to expand their empire in India. India was a prosperous country known as the Golden Bird, the milk government, etc. So Britishers came to India for trade as they heard about India. But after seeing the variety of species and richness in goods of India. So they want to utilise, annexe and rule in India. So Britishers used some policies and tactics to expand their empire in India, like the Doctrine of lapse, subsidiary alliance, and divide and rule policy. These were the policies by which Britishers successfully expanded their empire and ruled over India.

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