Not Given Fundamental Rights.

British Paramountcy followed two-fold approach for Expansion and Consolidation of British power in India  Policy of annexation by conquest or war Policy of annexation by diplomacy and administrative mechanism Under "Policy of annexation by diplomacy and administrative mechanism" head we would discuss three policies- Ring-fence Policy – Warren Hastings Subsidiary Alliance – Wellesley Doctrine of Lapse – Dalhousie The Policy of Ring-Fence:  Aimed at creating buffer zones to defend the Company’s frontiers, it was the policy of defence of their neighbors’ frontiers for safeguarding their own territories. This policy of Warren Hastings was reflected in his war against the Marathas and Mysore. To safeguard Company’s territories was from the Afghan invaders and the Marathas, the Company undertook to organise the defence of the frontiers of Awadh on the condition that that the Nawab would defray the expenses of the defending army. The states brou...