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There are certain elements that define the relationship that Rome had with its Hellenic territory in the Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire. The Byzatine Empire, despite being conquered by Rome and its population, or at least the ruling classes, regarding themselves as Romans, was heavily Hellenic in nature. Furthermore, Greek culture was very influential in Roman society. Finally, even during the times when the empire was nominally unified, the Hellenic east was very influential in its governance.

Is it possible to create the same, or at least a similar relationship between Britain and India. I assume that the PoD(s) for this would have to go pretty far back and would require fundamentally changing British, if not European, attitudes to colonialism.

Minimum goals

  • The British in India embrace Indian customs. (not that difficult as I believe that was the state of affairs before the Mutiny and the end of company rule)
  • Indian culture gains a wide degree of respectability in British high society.
  • The British Raj or its ATL equivalent uses an Indian language for administration. (I believe that the Netherlands used a native language for the administration of Indonesia, but I might be wrong).
Intermediate goals

  • Britain has an Indian Prime Minister.
  • Britain's Asian territories are subordinated to the Raj or the ATL equivalent. Bonus points if it includes British East Africa.
  • India, or a significant part of it, is still under British rule, or there is at least one significant successor state that recognises a significant degree of continuity with Britain. Bonus points if the head of state is a British Monarch.
  • Indian culture gains widespread respectability amongst the British middle-classes.
  • Some degree of intermarrying between the British and Indian upper classes. Bonus points if there is little to no stigma to intermarriage between Britons and Indians.
  • The British Raj or ATL equivalent is able to significantly lobby the British government on imperial policy.
  • The Indian ruling classes see themselves as British/Anglo-Indian first, although they may remain largely Indian in culture.

Hard goals

  • Britain ruled by an Anglo-Indian Monarch.
  • Widespread intermarriages between the British and Indian upper classes. Bonus points if intermarriage between Britons and Indians is encouraged.
  • A British government is expelled from the British Isles due to unrest or invasion and re-establishes itself in India and vows to reunify the Empire. Alternatively a civil war for control of the Empire results in one of the contending factions controlling India. Bonus points if they can retake the home islands.
  • Indian culture gains some degree of influence with the white working classes.
  • Some sort of dual power system between Britain and India a la the Eastern and Western Roman Empires or the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy.
  • Britain's Pacific territories (Australia, New Zealand Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands, and any other territories they might control ITTL) are under India's administration/sphere of influence.
  • Significant portions of India's population regard themselves as British/Anglo-Indian first.
  • India is able to industrialise and an Indian bourgeoisie plays a significant role in the political economy of the Empire.
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