WI: French dominated India?

Suppose the french have the best possible outcome of the carnatic wars. How does this affect history?
 

Delvestius

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I don't really have any idea how plausible this is or is not, but assuming it is: A French India would be a massive boon for their empire. With the British out, the French would be able to take all of Indochina, including Thailand. That would be the cradle of the French colonial empire, many times more prosperous than West Africa. We may even see the French elbowing in on the Dutch East Indes at a fairly early date.

A French victory in India may very well keep the French language as the International Standard, or at least put it on par with English.
 
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