▁of ▁the ▁first ▁India ▁Council , ▁but ▁res igned ▁during ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁on ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁Pers ia ▁as ▁en voy ▁extraordinary ▁and ▁minister ▁pl en ip ot enti ary . ▁The ▁latter ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁only ▁a ▁year , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁his ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁circumstances ▁concerning ▁his ▁official ▁position ▁there . ▁ ▁Pre viously ▁he ▁had ▁sat ▁in ▁Parliament ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Re ig ate ▁from ▁February ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 8 ; ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁MP ▁for ▁From e , ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁India ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁upon ▁it ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁the ▁forward ▁policy ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁and ▁coun sel led ▁the ▁ret ention ▁of ▁K and ah ar . ▁ ▁Att itudes ▁concerning ▁Russia ▁ ▁Raw lin son ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁figures ▁arg uing ▁that ▁Britain ▁must ▁check ▁Russian ▁amb itions ▁in ▁South ▁Asia . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁the ▁forward ▁policy ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁and ▁coun sel led ▁the ▁ret ention ▁of ▁K and ah ar . ▁He ▁argued ▁that ▁Ts ar ist ▁Russia ▁would ▁attack ▁and ▁abs orb ▁Kh ok and , ▁B ok h ara ▁and ▁Kh iva ▁( which ▁they ▁did ▁– ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁parts ▁of ▁U z