There was simply no need to industrialize in India. In addition, the British invasion and colonization of India did not help industrialization efforts, and although a few scattered factories surfaced, India could not industrialize. China had very similar reasons for not industrializing as India.
Isaac Hempstead-Wright, who has played Bran since Season 1, is currently 17 years old. Wright and the other child actors on Game of Thrones have continued to age at the same rate that everyone must biologically age at due to science, making it impossible for the characters themselves to age at the rate implied in the books.
The direwolves and Starks share a special bond, especially Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), who is discovered to be a warg (someone with the ability to enter an animal's mind and control its actions). E: Everyone Dies When it comes to Game of Thrones, don't get too attached to anyone. This is the show that killed off its central hero in Season 1 (and they aren't nearly finished with the slaughter yet!).