Word: viceroy
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...British Raj was plainly to strangle what it called "open rebellion" before the rebellion could get organized. The British hoped to quell the riots in a few days, expected support from Communists, Untouchables, Moslems. Their program was ready for the push of a button. During the week the Viceroy's Council met almost daily instead of once a week. It was a period of great decision for the eleven Indians on the 15-man council. If they approved the arrest of Gandhi, it meant that their decision would haunt Indian politics for decades. It would cut them off from...
Before the war began, the Marquess of Linlithglow, a shining example of Britain's Empire minded ruling class, was Viceroy of India; he still holds that office. And during this interval the people of India have had on indication that the vague promises of independence given to them were destined to become anything but unattainable visions. Sir stafford Cripp's widely acclaimed mission involved nothing more than a reiteration of previously discussed propositions, differing from its predecessors simply by virtue of the status and reputation of Cripps himself...
...Wednesday morning the resolution had reached New Delhi. The Viceroy's Council met in the long, high-windowed council room, darkened against the glaring sun. What they would do was a foregone conclusion. The British Government of India does not possess the authority to commit Constitutional suicide; at best it could refer the decision to His Majesty's Government at London. This...
Britain, instead, offered post-war independence, did not remove the Viceroy's power of veto over his Council...
Short of independence, the Congress wanted a "National Government," with the Viceroy's Council composed of Indians with full powers as Cabinet members, under the Viceroy as constitutional head...