I really hate your argument too. India actually had trade routes all the way upto Britain until and after it was colonized. In fact there is no doubt that India would have taken part in Western industrialization looking at the attitude India had in allowing foreigners to settle in its land. Don&#x27;t forget that the British never waged a War against India unlike other countries which Britain colonized. They came into India as the &quot;British East India Company&quot; to do trade and business. Wouldn&#x27;t this trade and business easily influence India to industrialize? So what changed? Why did this company, that had been setup to do trade and business, end up getting it&#x27;s own private armies, exercise military power and assume administrative functions? Was it part of a bigger plan to actually colonize a country without waging War by infiltrating the country in the guise of a Company and ruling via the Divide and Rule policy? Ask yourself these questions and you&#x27;ll get your answer. India was always open to new cultures, traditions and advancements before British colonization. You should read about Indian history to know that we even had metal working way before Britain even knew about metallurgy. Read about it here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;History_of_metallurgy_in_South_Asia" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;History_of_metallurgy_in_South...</a>