Which of the following is most applicable to the political institutions of India?
A. The most successful Indian empires focused on strengthening a centralized government.
B. India developed an extensive bureaucracy and used it to control its people and deal with expansion.
C. The most effective and enduring empires of classical India worked to maintain a balance between central authority and regional councils.
D. India developed and maintained a securely centralized and powerful empire that lasted for centuries.