What happens to India and Britain if the Indian rebellion of 1857 succeeded?

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Maybe India free of the Empire becomes an earlier version of the USSR, a rogue state that the Western powers (and Japan) try to destroy but it makes it through. Instead of Communist revolution the Powers that be fear they will export/inspire Colonial revolution. Not sure who India's Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin are going to be.
 
Maybe India free of the Empire becomes an earlier version of the USSR, a rogue state that the Western powers (and Japan) try to destroy but it makes it through. Instead of Communist revolution the Powers that be fear they will export/inspire Colonial revolution. Not sure who India's Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin are going to be.

I suspect it would probably be closer to the Balkans; there are just too many different groups with major antipathies between them for India to easily become a single entity following a successful Rebellion in 1857. There are religious differences, political differences, ethnic differences, and economic differences. There are dozens of different kingdoms, and unifying these is going to be an interesting task.

Given the attitudes around in many parts of India, I suspect some (such as the Sikhs) might be rather less interested in Colonial revolution, and rather more interested in becoming the latest colonial power.
 
Maybe India free of the Empire becomes an earlier version of the USSR, a rogue state that the Western powers (and Japan) try to destroy but it makes it through. Instead of Communist revolution the Powers that be fear they will export/inspire Colonial revolution. Not sure who India's Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin are going to be.
Doubt it.Note every European country has colonies.Some like France were especially enthusiastic about supporting the Indians against the British.As for the notion of India as a rogue state capable of exporting Colonial Revolution,sorry mate,but such a state already exist,and it's name ain't India.It's called MURICA!Japan definitely wouldn't join in such a venture,if anything,they will see India as a source of inspiration against the West.
 
Winning the war against an external European aggressor might have united Indian kingdoms not into a single state obviously, but as a Union (like that of European Union) just like how Mauryans united much of India after the fall of Alexander the great or Hemu tried uniting north India after death of Humayun or like how Maratha almost united much of India under their rule just before Britishers came into power.
History of the Indian subcontinent shows a pattern of unification (or attempt of unification) after every external invasion.
It's very plausible that India today would be much more like European Union. With free trade and sharing of knowledge and wealth among many states, which might have eventually turned into a republics or federations in 20th century.
Indian Union also might have played more important role in Industrial revolution and World Wars.
 
Winning the war against an external European aggressor might have united Indian kingdoms not into a single state obviously, but as a Union (like that of European Union) just like how Mauryans united much of India after the fall of Alexander the great or Hemu tried uniting north India after death of Humayun or like how Maratha almost united much of India under their rule just before Britishers came into power.
History of the Indian subcontinent shows a pattern of unification (or attempt of unification) after every external invasion.
It's very plausible that India today would be much more like European Union. With free trade and sharing of knowledge and wealth among many states, which might have eventually turned into a republics or federations in 20th century.
Indian Union also might have played more important role in Industrial revolution and World Wars.

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