All right, after watching the News on BBC, and, well, we all know how much India is a mess today, with all of the warlords, bandits, outlaws, and the little fiefdoms, and whatnot. So, I thought, "Could India ever have been united?"
It was united under the Raj.
Or do you mean after Britain pulled out in the Great War?
I think that's what he means.
Frankly I can't see it happening. The culture, language and religions are just too diverse. The Muslims in Kashmir and Punjab would oppose it, for one.
A united India, or a India still under British control, would have been a huge barrier to Japanese hegemony. They might have even been forced to go to war with the US to keep their little war in China going!
Why? It'd benefit them much more to invade India, whether it's united or British.
Yes, but a United India would be united against the Japanese. IOTL there were more than a few Indians that fought on the side of the Japanese.
That kind of depends who it is doing the uniting, doesn't it? There were warlords who were willing to work with the Japanese after all...
For all the good it did them.![]()
I'd say it's possible, but really difficult. European integration only occurred because of the neo-Napoleonic campaign. It'll take a conqueror or a shared enemy to get the Indians to come together as one people.