Which method of governance was characterized by keeping local rulers in place while controlling them from behind the scenes, primarily to save money and reduce cultural friction?

India's status as a 'guaranteed market' for the British Empire meant that it was effectively required to:

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It served as the primary source of coal for the British Atlantic fleet

It was used as a buffer zone specifically to prevent American expansion into the Pacific

It provided a central base for controlling trade routes and projecting power across all of Asia

It was the only colony that did not require a British military presence to maintain order

They significantly reduced European mortality rates in climates where they previously died quickly

They were used primarily to intimidate local populations with advanced chemistry

They allowed for the transport of mass armies via land through desert terrain

They replaced the need for steam-powered naval transport in the tropics

Direct Rule

Economic Domination

Cultural Control

Indirect Rule

Establish its own coaling stations to support the Royal Navy

Purchase British manufactured goods while supplying raw materials

Build its own textile factories to compete with Manchester

Trade exclusively with the United States and the USSR