1865 CE · infrastructure connectivity
India–Europe Telegraph Link Opens
In 1865, the Indo-European telegraph network began carrying uninterrupted messages between India and London through a chain of landlines and submarine cables across the Persian Gulf and Iran. The link dramatically reduced communication time between British India and Europe and became an important part of imperial administration and commerce.
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