The native states of India

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Chapter I Influences Making Against The Union

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ABSENCE OF AUTHORITATIVE RULES OF TREATMENT . . 1

CERTAIN PRINCIPLES OF ACTION ARE BEING ACCUMULATED . . 3 CONTRAST BETWEEN THE REIGN OF LAW IN BRITISH INDIA AND

THE RULE OF DISCRETION IN POLITICAL RELATIONS . . 5

THE FAILURE OF ROME TO PRESERVE HER NATIVE STATES . . 8

MODERN HISTORY SUPPLIES NO INSTANCE OF SUCCESS . . 11

THE RISK AND NEED OF INTRODUCING BRITISH JURISDICTION . 12

THE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE STATES , . . 14

ADMINISTRATIVE OBSTACLES TO UNION .... 17 OBSTACLES ARISING FROM THE PERSONAL CHARACTER OF THE

INSTANCES OF LEGACIES OF DISORDER .... 23

THE PERMANENCY OF THE UNION 27