Instead of a Republic of India, an Indian Empire instead?

However ascribing a failure to do so as general "whiteness" rather than the lack of intellectual rigour that it is,

You don’t need intellectual rigour to know the names of regions. You just need some geographical knowledge.

I’m sorry, but you shouldn’t talk about J&K if you don’t even know its name. I certainly don’t think this is a radical stance.

But I get your point, and when people make geographical errors in the future, I will correct them in a kinder manner.
 
Not getting a basic geographic knowledge of a region which you intend to make comment on is pretty much the definition of lacking interllectual rigour.
 
After the Mutiny, there was not a habit of dividing the territories of princes. But, I remember reading in a book that the idea of separating the two areas was considered in the 20s, during times of familial turbulence.

Can you give me your source? I can’t seem to find it, though it sounds plausible since J&K really was two kingdoms in personal union until 1931, which is why such an awkward compound name exists for the state.
 
And what about Ladakh? Why should the Buddhists be overlooked in the Hindu/Moslem geopolitical struggle?

Because they aren’t part of it. There is a major movement to make Ladakh a union territory for that reason which has already succeeded in establishing a sub-state assembly, and honestly, I think that Ladakh should not have been united with Jammu and/or Kashmir for that reason.

And historically Ladakh has much stronger ties to Baltistan than Jammu or Kashmir.

Quite frankly, Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh should have never been united in the first place. Unifying the three lands never made sense at all and I’m unsure what people were thinking when it was done.
 
Last edited:
While wishing for tasty Tikka Masala with a Naan variety beyond my pronunciation abilities, i respectfully request we move away from the geography focus and return to the scenario focus.
 
A possibility for an "indian empire" is that should Britain proper fall, and for whatever reason Canada isn't an option, the monarchy might well move to their largest dominion.

Alternatively, a system where the various scions of windsor are made kings of various commonwealth realms could be a thing.
 
What would it take (pre or post-1900) to have the British Raj become an independent empire with an Indian emperor and a constitutional monarchy?

The defining moment is when the British Crown takes over the East India Company and imposes 'direct rule' ..

Go back to that time, change the situation (no starvation, East India Co. hands out food etc) and have the East India Co. declare Independence = with a bit of hand waving , British forces in India can instigate the independence decision - and new troops sent from UK to make them 'toe the line' can be avoided (it's a big country) or defeated (give them the run-around, use hit and run tactics - run them out of supplies - wait for disease / desertion etc. to take it's toll etc etc)

The British in India then 'turn native' (they already were) and before you know it they have set up an Indian Parliament with a 'House of Princes' who have selected one of their number as Emperor (they might have to agree to 'take it in turns') .. instead of a 'House of Commons' we have a 'House of Religions' ... the British educate the religious nutters into settling their differences with dialogue instead of deadly force (OK, maybe this last is a bit far-fetched ...... )
 
Last edited:
Whoa. Where did you get the name "technarchate" from?

Technology + Archon + Directorate was my thought and how to combine them efficiently with Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, and Wales. Hence describing a unique technological melding of Celtic cultures possibly derived from an evolution of the Cistercian movement or as an underground fighting a Nazi occupation.
 
Technology + Archon + Directorate was my thought and how to combine them efficiently with Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, and Wales. Hence describing a unique technological melding of Celtic cultures possibly derived from an evolution of the Cistercian movement or as an underground fighting a Nazi occupation.

It's the damnedest thing. I was just reading an old Spanish Civil War nation simulation game on Something Awful (requires archive) that uses that word.
 
Top