I'd just leave them with the UK. They'd make useful places for naval bases to keep an eye on the region (on account they lost it).
The Union Forever: A TL
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I'd just leave them with the UK. They'd make useful places for naval bases to keep an eye on the region (on account they lost it).
pearsonwright
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I wonder if the British would try to populate the Island with colonists, as without the WWII equivalent, they will be producing a much higher population.
Most likely.
The Lakshadweep Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the Maldives staying British Crown Colonies is a very interesting concept. Up until December 26, 2004, that is.
pearsonwright
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Most likely.
The Lakshadweep Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the Maldives staying British Crown Colonies is a very interesting concept. Up until December 26, 2004, that is.
I wonder if the Butterfly effect could take place, just because of a long time period...
Geological PODs are a lot harder to plausibly accomplish in most cases, compared to weather-related ones.
pearsonwright
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Well, they say that Fracking causes Geological effect's, so given the time span I could see something different happening.
Well, if someone does manage to do that down there, then I guess so.
That's actually much better. And in the case of a violent Indian revolution, I can see the British keeping the Andaman and Nicobar, as well as the Lakshwadeep Islands.
I'm not sure if there would be enough fracking in that particular area. A 9.0 is a very major event. I suppose it could get shifted maybe a month or two either way, but something is going to give.
With geologic events like that, I'd say it would need to be a LOT of time with an industrialized society in large parts of the world to be able to truly have an effect.
An ISOT of large segments of a country, for instance, may be able to butterfly most major weather phenomena, like hurricanes, due to more/fewer people cutting down more/fewer trees. And an ISOT of deep enough effect (say a few thousand feet below the ground) may be able to affect the immediate area's geology, and then that can butterfly tectonic activity differently, and eventually have a global effect.
But a simply historical POD only 150+ years back that doesn't radically alter what areas are developed, and what areas are mined? I can't see it affecting major geological events for at least a few hundred more years.
Then again, I'm no expert or even enthusiast of geological activity.
An ISOT of large segments of a country, for instance, may be able to butterfly most major weather phenomena, like hurricanes, due to more/fewer people cutting down more/fewer trees. And an ISOT of deep enough effect (say a few thousand feet below the ground) may be able to affect the immediate area's geology, and then that can butterfly tectonic activity differently, and eventually have a global effect.
But a simply historical POD only 150+ years back that doesn't radically alter what areas are developed, and what areas are mined? I can't see it affecting major geological events for at least a few hundred more years.
Then again, I'm no expert or even enthusiast of geological activity.
The map is looking good. I think y'all will see a few changes when I do the final update on the Indian War of Independence. Also, I think most of the princely states will want to be closely tied with Britain to try and counterbalance India. Especially Baluchistan which will be wedged between Persia and India both of which might have designs on its territory. Indeed Afghanistan might want it as well to get access to the sea.
Afghanistan wouldn't have the strength to get it. It would be independent...and yes, the majority of the Princely States would likely be very closely tied to Britain.
I'd say no. The Afghans don't really have an interest in sea access, I'd think.
Not all of it, no; however, there are some Pashtuns living in the north-east of the province, close to the Afghan border. They might either keep that by TTL's border settlement or sneak in while no-one's watching.
I suppose if we're going to re-map Southern Asia we'll need some ethnic maps.