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Which policy was adopted by Lord Dalhousie to annex the Indian states to the British Empire?
Which policy was adopted by Lord Dalhousie to annex the Indian states to the British Empire?
Lord Dalhousie adopted the doctrine of lapse to annex Indian states to the British Empire. This policy allowed the British to annex any princely state where the ruler did not have a direct male heir, thus making the state lapse into British control.