Enigma Solution

Rich in every aspect, India is a land that has always been coveted by every power and wealth hungry empire and despot. Empires came and went plundering what they could, but it was the wily British who institutionalised empire for exploitation. It was the 'Jewel in the crown' of the British Empire, and every effort was made to retain, expand its hold on India. The Great Game nowadays means something else today but beginning in 1830 it was the rivalry between Russia and the British for control of all lands that could impact British trade In 1830  the Muslim Ottoman Empire was visibly in terminal decline and the Russian Empire was in ascendant. The British feared the invasion of India by Russia and the loss of its lucrative trade, The British lost the 4 major wars it fought with the Sikhs and the Afghanistan and eventually Afghanistan became a buffer state between the two empires. Compelled by the Americans as per the Atlantic Charter a reluctant Britain had to g...