Scenarios about 'india'
A vast South Asian subcontinent with a history spanning over five millennia, encompassing numerous empires, dynasties, and colonial periods. India's complex tapestry includes the Indus Valley Civilization, Mauryan and Mughal Empires, British colonial rule, and its emergence as the world's largest democracy after independence in 1947. In alternate history scenarios, India frequently appears as a focus for different colonial outcomes, unified earlier states, or divergent paths of technological and political development.
What If Punjab Was Never Partitioned?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Punjab region remained undivided during the 1947 Partition of India, potentially transforming South Asian geopolitics, religious relations, and the development of both India and Pakistan.
What If The Bhopal Disaster Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the catastrophic 1984 gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India never occurred, potentially altering industrial safety standards, corporate accountability, and India's development.
What If The Bhopal Disaster Was Prevented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak in Bhopal, India never occurred, potentially saving thousands of lives and transforming industrial safety standards across the developing world.
What If The BRICS Nations Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa failed to emerge as major economic powers, dramatically altering the global economic balance of the 21st century.
What If The Ganges River Cleanup Started Decades Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where India implemented comprehensive Ganges River cleanup efforts in the 1970s instead of the 2010s, potentially transforming public health, economic development, and environmental consciousness across South Asia.
What If India Adopted a Presidential System?
Exploring how India's governance, politics, and development trajectory might have evolved if the world's largest democracy had chosen a presidential system instead of the Westminster parliamentary model at independence.