British Policy Towards the Indian States (1982) examines the concept of indirect rule in terms of both its application and consequences in the princely states of India during the first four decades of the twentieth century.
1. Introduction 2. Removing the Isolation: 1904-1921 3. The Policy of Non-Interference: 1920-1934 4. The Indian States Committee: 1921-1929 5. The Politics of an All-India Federation: 1930-1935 6. The Failure of Federal Negotiations and the End of the Non-Interference Policy: 1935-1939 7. Conclusion and Epilogue