Indian Political Service

Indian Political Service

The Indian Political Service was a department of the Indian Civil Service during the British Raj.

The political officers assigned to the service - many of whom were British Army and British Indian Army officers on secondment - were responsible for the civil administration of frontier districts, and also served as British agents to rulers of Princely states.


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