How to Win a Religious Victory with India

The Approach

Don't panic if a rival religion gains a foothold in one of your cities — under Dharma, that city still gets your religion's Follower Belief too, alongside the intruder's, so mixed-religion cities are a feature for India rather than the problem they are for everyone else. In Gathering Storm, this extends further: extra Amenities per religion present and doubled religious pressure from Indian Trade Routes make a religiously diverse India both happier and more evangelistic than a single-religion empire.

Key Steps

• Found your own religion early regardless of how contested the religious game looks — India benefits from religious presence generally, so being first still matters.
• Don't waste Apostles fighting off a rival religion's presence in your own cities — under Dharma, coexistence costs you less than the theological combat would.
• Lean on Trade Routes for religious spread once you have Gathering Storm's doubled pressure bonus — it's a genuinely efficient way to convert trading partners passively.

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