Lord Lytton was the Viceroy in India from 1876 to 1880. He persecuted the Indians with his suppressible policies.

Main suppressible policies adopted by him were: 

1. He reduced the age of recruitment in Indian Civil Services to 19 years. 

2. During a severe drought, he arranged a large welcome function in Delhi for Queen Victoria. 

3. In 1876, he passed the weapons bill for the Indians, according to this, it was necessary for Indians to have a licence for keeping a weapon. This act prevented the Indians from keeping arms without appropriate licence, but this provision was not applied to the Europeans and Anglo-Indians. 

4. He passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878. According to it, Indian newspapers could not publish any news against the government. 

5. For expansion of imperialism, he attacked Afghanistan. 

6. His economic policy was against India.

7. Lord Lytton supported free-trade policy and removed import duty from 29 commodities and reduced the import duty on cotton textiles to half in order to destroy the cottage industry in India.