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Okay. What if they had a more centralized government? I just mean with lasting a certain amount of time, not taking over India,

So if someone were to unite it, it would be like the British Raj, only French, Spanish, etc?

Though, with quotes found in ancient scriptures, like "The country (varṣam) that lies north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains is called Bhāratam; there dwell the descendants of Bharata", couldn't the introduction of Western ideas, particularily the concepts of modern nation-states, classicism, liberalism, and imperialism see the rise of a pan-Indian movement? Not saying it would get far, but still.