Divorce time frame

Hello I am a resident of India ,got married in India and then got settled in Uk.My husband is also a resident of India but hold a permanent citizenship of UK. I was married in 2007 and at first everything seemed ok but later many serious problems started in our married life.Unable to bear the hardships I left and shifted to India back in 2014 ...since then my husband has never ever tried to contact me or did any sort of arrangement s to bring me back to UK. Now I have filed for divorce in 2016 december through a lawyer of our state and my lawyer assured that he has sent the court summon to my husband through British Embassy and it will take time to get a reply My life is hanging in between all these and it's going to be 3 years in 2017 july...I am not able to move on in my life and I am stuck with my past alone My question is how long will it to get a reply ? How will I come to know what are the outcomes? How long will it take for divorce to take place? How will my lawyer come to know about whether the summon was accepted or not by my husband in Uk? How can I get a expartee divorce? How long can I expect for the divorce to end? What are my chances if my husband decides to contest? Does he need to be physically present in court in India if he wants to contest the divorce? What if my husband gives any excuses to not come down to India for divorce proceedings? Can my husband keep me hanging like this for many more years? Is there any way to get the divorce done quickly? I need solutions My husband and I are not at all in speaking terms also