A keen observer can not miss that what happened in 1830s, in the same region, is being played out again. Almost the same forces at the game with a new realignment. The role of East India Company is of course replaced by Uncle Sam. In the aftereffects two things happened: Afghanistan was allowed to go back to the feudal Islamic forces, with commitment to reject Russia any play. Kashmir was given to a Hindu ruler, a british puppet, to merely govern without any real power. Punjab was forcibly annexed after being fooled and tricked as an ally. Islamist Wahabis were taken out using native soldiers and european bayonets.
Overall, the resultant was a complex of balance in favour of British interests that lasted for next one century and beyond.
Overall, the resultant was a complex of balance in favour of British interests that lasted for next one century and beyond.