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Question
Why did the British encourage separatist tendencies among the minority community?
Or
Why did the British believe in the policy of Divide and Rule in India?
Solution
The British believed in the policy of Divide and Rule because they realized that if both the communities fight one against the other, the British could go on ruling India.
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