With India as a colony, British enterprises could naturally throw off all restraints. Bloody-handed suppression in mainland Britain would provoke public opinion and social problems, but in India, the lower classes had no human rights. Coupled with India's "perfect" caste system, it looked like an investment paradise at first glance.
These were "advantages" that Britain's other colonies did not possess. Back then, the British had merely raised taxes in the Americas a little, and the planters and merchants of the Thirteen Colonies had risen in rebellion.
Of course, investing in industry in India was not without problems. Indians, for instance, lacked organization, had little drive to improve themselves, muddled through life, excelled at debate, and were poor at solving problems.
Even so, India's shortcomings were not impossible to overcome, and that was precisely what the East African government feared.
Freer said, "India has the foundations to become a great power. Once it gains independence from Britain and inherits Britain's industries in India, it will immediately become our greatest threat in the Indian Ocean."
"So, to remove this hidden danger in advance, we should strengthen our influence in India. It would be best to encourage and support conflicts between India's different ethnicities and religions, so that even if India gains independence from Britain in the future, it will be impossible for it to become a unified country."
"This would be similar to our arrangements for the Dutch-ruled East Indies, Indonesia. Since the East Indies could threaten our colonies in the Nanyang region, we must prepare in advance to split up this region."
"Among the countries along the Indian Ocean that have the potential to threaten East Africa, India is one of them. Next come the Ottoman Empire and Persia, while Australia, Britain's colony, comes last."
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