What would need to happen for India to transform from territory ruled directly by the Crown (the British Raj) into a dominion similar to Canada, Australia or New Zealand?
Even in a World peaceful with no WWs,Britain will not probably agree to make India a dominion until the people are significantly well off and advanced. If British policies could achieve that in such speed,I would be surprised considering it has not yet been achieved. Note: HDI takes into account the whole population and not just few CEOs,Surgeons,Entrepreneurs and Engineers who form mostly the cream.No World Wars.
Even in a World peaceful with no WWs,Britain will not probably agree to make India a dominion until the people are significantly well off and advanced. If British policies could achieve that in such speed,I would be surprised considering it has not yet been achieved. Note: HDI takes into account the whole population and not just few CEOs,Surgeons,Entrepreneurs and Engineers who form mostly the cream.
That would be interesting. The surprise is that the British educated liberal class was the one against the British at the time of independence. The conservatives and not so educated and very religious class either supported or didn't bother about British Empire being there. How else do you think a left wing party could rule a highly conservative nation for that many years sweeping elections together? Even English PhDs and experts would be amazed by the English spoken by them. Hear Nehru's speeches. So I doubt such a thing could work. Such elite may become power hungry within quite less time unless you use some kind of techniques of deep Hypnosis.India was the crown of the British Empire even without that. Without the WWs there is far less push for democratisation. Put a loyalist Anglophile elite in charge, don't give the rest a vote, and make it a dominion. You could probably get 50 years out of it.
That would be interesting. The surprise is that the British educated liberal class was the one against the British at the time of independence. The conservatives and not so educated and very religious class either supported or didn't bother about British Empire being there. How else do you think a left wing party could rule a highly conservative nation for that many years sweeping elections together? Even English PhDs and experts would be amazed by the English spoken by them. Hear Nehru's speeches. So I doubt such a thing could work. Such elite may become power hungry within quite less time unless you use some kind of techniques of deep Hypnosis.
Princely class per se didn't mean they were learned and intellectual though the capacity was there. Nehru Ji wasn't religious nor a nationalist. He was moderately anti theist and an intellectual Socialist. He was a great visionary but some of his goals were too far fetched as some say. He was from Kashmiri Pandit community and was a very learned man. INC shared his vision at the beginning. They swept all over India immediately.Congress was anti-British but the princely class sure wasn't.
What would need to happen for India to transform from territory ruled directly by the Crown (the British Raj) into a dominion similar to Canada, Australia or New Zealand?
Princely class per se didn't mean they were learned and intellectual though the capacity was there. Nehru Ji wasn't religious nor a nationalist. He was moderately anti theist and an intellectual Socialist. He was a great visionary but some of his goals were too far fetched as some say. He was from Kashmiri Pandit community and was a very learned man. INC shared his vision at the beginning. They swept all over India immediately.