Joe Shearer
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But were mercenaries / cannon fodder being used for a purpose entirely unconnected with, and even inimical to, their national interests.
Obviously you have not had an opportunity to look at the historical background.
There was a significant trade going on between India and China, and defending that trade against the restrictions imposed by the Chinese government was one of the reasons. The other reason should have occurred to you if you had any interest in military history and had noted the date. This was five years before the Younghusband expedition. The Gorkhas had just fought a short, sharp war with Tibet, in two instalments, and Chinese Qing Dynasty intervention and active presence was prominent. There was no access allowed to the autonomous Tibetan administration by the Chinese, and the Indian Government hoped for some relief from the events of 1900.
Where you get the inimical to our interests part is unknown to me.