Anglo-French Rivalry — Key Changes

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
N/A (Treaty)	1748	The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle concluded the War of the Austrian Succession in Europe, which had spilled over into India as the First Carnatic War. It stipulated the return of Madras to the British by the French, in exchange for Louisbourg in North America.	Temporarily restored peace and the status quo in India, but did not resolve the underlying Anglo-French competition for influence. It highlighted the interconnectedness of European and Indian conflicts.
N/A (Treaty)	1754	The Treaty of Pondicherry ended the Second Carnatic War. It was a local agreement between the British and French companies, aiming to restore peace and prevent further interference in Indian princely states' internal affairs. It also led to the recall of Dupleix.	Marked a temporary cessation of hostilities and a setback for French ambitions, as it largely favored the British by confirming their client, Muhammad Ali, as the Nawab of Carnatic. It was a fragile peace, soon broken by renewed European conflict.
N/A (Treaty)	1763	The Treaty of Paris formally concluded the Seven Years' War globally, and with it, the Third Carnatic War in India. It returned French trading posts (like Pondicherry) but strictly forbade their fortification or the maintenance of troops.	This was the definitive end of French imperial ambitions in India. It reduced the French presence to purely commercial entities, eliminating them as a political or military threat to the British, thus paving the way for British paramountcy on the subcontinent.