Alexander the great continues his invasion of India

[Badshah]

They considered themselves Indian? I don't think a sense of Indian identity even existed back then.

Well, Hindustani. The idea of a subcontinental identity did exist, though it was much vaguer.

 

[Aryavarta]

What if Alexander was able to convince his men to press on into India following the battle of Hydaspis river. How will this change history? Will be Alexander be overwhelmed by the sheer number of Indian troops and killed with his men, causing an earlier collapse of his empire? Will he be assassinated so very little is changed? Will his invasion succeed, possibly leading to him remaining in power and his empire surviving? Can India be conquered at all? What's your opinion?

The Nanda empire thoroughly smashes Alexander's army. End of story.

 

[Aryavarta]

Also, how many other kings of Porus' stature would there be to oppose Alexander?

Porus had a relatively small kingdom actually

 

[Badshah]

Porus had a relatively small kingdom actually

Wasn't it substantially smaller than a lot of its contemporary neighbors? I was under the impression it was a strip in the Punjab.

 

[The Kiat]

Maybe if crazy Pakistanis go back in time and give Alexander a division of mechanized cavalry. Just to screw with India.

That's almost as crazy as going back and giving Napoleon the bomb.