The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c15.130
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c15.130
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The conditions of the defence of India have been vitally changed by the construction of the North-Western Railway from Karāchi through the Indus basin, with branches towards the Bolān and the Khyber. To-day that defence could be conducted over the sea directly from Britain through Karāchi, so that the desert of Rājputāna would lie between the defending armies and the main community of India within.