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“By certain of his actions Clive has marred both the glory and usefulness of his work.” Comment.

  • UPSC 1995
  • European Penetration into India

Robert Clive is simultaneously the founder of British political power in India and the figure whose personal conduct did more than any other to discredit the early Company state in British public opinion itself.

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  • The Glory: Clive's Genuine Achievement
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