Far removed from the upheaval that marked its historic end, this latest shutdown brings a subdued conclusion to a brand that once shaped the course of Indian and British history.
Any company looking to expand into India needs a "Clive figure", Ravi Venkatesan recently said. It was a contentious reference to Robert Clive, the British army officer who led the East India Company to assume power in India.
At the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Tuesday, party president Sonia Gandhi adopted an aggressive stance and sent a strong message while backing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent economic policy decisions.