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This is written by somebody who actually knows what they are talking about regarding India, sadly precious few Americans do.
If The British Had Never Ruled Our Country, This Would Be India Today
Souvik Ray
Updated on Mar 14, 2017, 12:24 IST
The British ruled the Indian subcontinent for nearly 200 years starting with the East India Company in 1757 after Robert Clive's forces won the Battle of Plassey, and the British Empire which crushed the Revolt of 1857. But what if the British explorers had never come to Indian shores or failed to conquer the peninsula? What would India have been like now?
1. A fragmented nation
The British rule may have united India, but in their absence, the result is the presence of 60-100 princely states that co-exist as rivals or alliances. The big boys in this political set up would probably be the Sikh rulers in the north west, the Marathas in western and central India, and the Mysore Kingdom of Tipu Sultan.
2. Decline of the Mughal Empire
The Mughals survived as a puppet state under the East India Company. However given the circumstances of this story, their power is rapidly declining with weak rulers and the borders of their territories recede towards Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The rulers of Kashmir, Punjab and the Rajputs pose an imminent threat to the once powerful empire.
3. Presence of other European powers
In the absence of the British and their powerful navy, other European colonial powers enter the waters of Asia. In accordance with actual history, the Portuguese and the French occupy Goa and Pondicherry respectively. With no other worthy opponents, their rivals are the Spanish who occupy the Philippines and the Dutch who have established plantations in Indonesia.
The Portuguese would try to expand further into India. However, they are not as enterprising as the British, and being a trade link between Europe and India is their only interest.
The French Revolution in 1789 affects the French territories as their coffers are empty in funding the war back home. This weakens French influence, leaving them vulnerable should there be any conflict with the Portuguese or Indian kingdoms.
4. Consolidation of British power elsewhere
The British colonies were strong in the Americas, Africa and Australia. With India not being a part of their territory, perhaps they would have put their best interests in these lands and managed to suppress the American Revolution.
5. Slow development of the railways
The British introduced the railways in 1871, but given their absence, the emergence of railways would probably come about much later in the 20th century and would not have covered every part of the country. Perhaps the rail routes would exist from industrial areas that produce raw materials thereby increasing efficiency in transport towards cities and ports.
The pioneers of railways would probably be the stronger and more westernised kingdoms like Baroda, Mysore, Hyderabad and Punjab in collaboration with western powers like the Portuguese and Dutch.
6. Wars and rebellions
The popularity of regional languages and differences in religion and caste would spur wars and rebellions in various kingdoms which could probably lead to the reduction of their size. As states continue to fragment further, some of them consider not having monarchies and dictatorships as their form of government.
7. Birth of nationalism
The unification of Germany, Italy and the American Civil War, inspire the educated classes to think along the lines of democracy and nationalism. They want a united India that thrives in diversity but the reality is much different from their ideals.
8. World War II
The arrival of World War II affects India deeply as some battles fought in Asia and Japan pose an imminent threat as their Imperial Army defeats European powers occupying South East Asia.
India, still a continent of kingdoms is left with opposing views on which power cluster they should align themselves with. As the Japanese take control of Singapore and Indonesia, their next target is Burma. This leaves much of the Eastern and Southern coast under threat (the Japanese did have air raids over Calcutta in the 1940s). The kingdoms/states in these areas support the Allies and depend on the United States, the British and the French.
The North western frontier fears attacks by the Soviet Union and the British who are approaching Afghanistan. They appeal to the Axis powers for help, relying on the Germans and Italians.
The northern kingdoms like Punjab would probably go as far as assisting the Japanese to annex the Eastern coast in order to help them fight off the Soviets.
9. After World War II
We're assuming the war ended as it did in actual history, with the defeat of the Axis. India is divided into two blocks, each with their own political ideologies. The Allies influence peninsular India, while the Soviets set up a Communist government in the north, which borders China and Central Asia.
10. The Cold War
North and South India spend the Cold War hostile to one another due to the differences in their political ideologies. Monarchies no longer exist in the north while the south is a union of democratic states. North India follows East Germany and North Korea in attempts to prevent its citizens from escaping the vicious regime to the South.
11. The modern era
The collapse of the Soviet Union, the Afghan wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Tienanmen Square massacre, expose the failed concept of communism and socialism which leads to the collapse of the North Indian government as people call for a unified India as an economic block much like the European Union today. India's economies mix the best of socialism and capitalism and refuse to take part in the US-led coalition to overthrow the Taliban, who are ruling from Kandahar.
12. India today
India would probably be a continent in itself consisting of 30-40 states each aligning its identity to a language or religion. They either have monarchies, parliamentary systems or a presidential system, some being stronger than others. Border security would be tight due to terrorism and revolts by Naxalites.
Cricket would not have such a strong presence in the sub-continent as it does today, with only niche levels of society enjoying it as a leisure activity. Sports like football, hockey and basketball which have a wider global appeal, would have been even more popular, along with native games like kabaddi and gilli-danda.
https://www.indiatimes.com/culture/...country-this-would-be-india-today-243538.html
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Son of the Revolution
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Moon the asshole bigot... just a liberal shill moon is
Start by refusing to be a victim!
Hoosier Daddy
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i think in context she was talking about how many times the American flag is used by racists and haters. And how right wingers who are so quick to judge any black person or democrat or liberal, never complain about nazi marches where the US flag is presented, or by those trump thugs who stormed our capitol.
Didn't those who stormed the capitol take the advice of Cory Booker to get in the faces of congress? YES or NO?
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
wait, I thought it wasn't an organization.....how does it have chapters?.....
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
what is it when five Dallas police officers are murdered at a BLM riot?......er "mostly peaceful protest"?....
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
I suggest replacing it with this:
do the 14 stars stand for all the various genders?.....
Politics fucks up education more than lack of money.
TBH, education should be a lifelong occupation of all adults, but as far as Fed taxpayer dollars go, just K-12.
As RWNJs always loooove to point out, the US averages the highest pay for student education but with mediocre results. The problem isn't money, it's access since some schools are very well funded and some schools are poorly funded.
Better educated students are more likely to graduate and become better taxpayers. Dropouts can too easily end up on welfare or prison. Cheaper and better, in the long run, to educate Americans so they become productive adult Americans.
It's murder and/or assault. Just like at the Insurrection. Anyone who doesn't have their head firmly up their own ass should be able to understand that point.
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
to be fair, I think he would have posted the same if a white person had asked that we get rid of the flag.......it's a stupid idea no matter what color your skin is......
Hoosier Daddy
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you are thinking of antifa, dumbass. but at least you are having a thought.
PostmodernProphet
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actually I was thinking you were an idiot, so only two thirds of your post was correct............
Joe Capitalist
Racism is a disease
You're deflecting. We're talking about America, not the world. Stop with the whitewashing and man up, Dude.
Answer my question:
Was there or was there not Liberty and Justice for All African-Americans In American history?
Anything other than a YES or NO answer is a deflection. Your avoidance of an answer speaks volumes.
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Joe Capitalist
Racism is a disease
Congratulations Gomer. You are a fucking racist.
Joe Capitalist
Racism is a disease
Yeah, you could go on, if you enjoy incoherent rambling.
It was nearly 3000 killed and 25,000 injured on 9/11. Trump's Insurrection killed 5. Next time, when they bring guns, there will be more.
No doubt you'll be happy, like the other RWNJs, when someone like Timothy McVeigh, murders over a hundred Americans by blowing up a Federal building. SYT calls that "collateral damage". Most of you assholes will be applauding with from your basements, but too cowardly to take to the streets with your weapons to attack the Feds, murder police and attempt to shred our Constitution.
