I think it would not played out like that at all.<p>Firstly, the victory of the Brits has more to do with effective political strategy than much else - Indian kingdoms and empires were aware of military tech and made efforts to upgrade themselves (dependent on level of wealth and vision)<p>Indian industry and industrialists weren&#x27;t incompetent either - they would pick up new tech and use it.<p>You don&#x27;t need to be the source of the revolution - you just need to keep up and compete.<p>Can you can suggest a reason why A significant portion of the subcontinent wouldn&#x27;t willingly choose to industrialize?