User blog comment:GunsnadGlory/The Mughals Stay/@comment-32656-20120705221430/@comment-4206034-20120706110919

I think one of the main factors LG is talking about is the East India Company (Brit), the Dutch East India company, the Portugese and the French.

The Brits could have been fought off with French help, the Portugese could be allowed to keep their enclave and eventually, over time, when the Mughals became strong enough, the French could be pushed out.

This would be my answer to those factors.