I went back and forth as to whether to do this, given I've rewritten this once before, but I figure this would be a more comprehensive look into the actual positions of the parties, and the opportunity to create more parties. These are just national parties, as listing local parties would probably take a while.
Indian National Congress
Leader: Narendra Modi
Founded: 1885
Ideology: Hindu nationalism, economic liberalism, social conservatism
Political Position: Right (GIC, International)
International Affiliation: International Union of Democrats
Official Color: Light Brown
Youth Wing: Indian Youth Congress (official), Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (de facto)
Party Newspaper: Congress Sandesh
Party Of Government?: Yes, leading party of the "Coalition for Democracy"
Animal Symbol: Tiger
Capital Punishment: Status Quo for death penalty, for major crimes and treason
Civil Defense: Encourages the creation of local "citizens defense leagues" to help prepare citizens against terrorist attacks and "communist insurrection"
Cultural Stance: Socially conservative, encourages the expression of "Dharmic culture" (i.e. Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, or Sikh cultures), while officially embracing "diverse traditions and culture", lukewarm to hostile on ethnic nationalism (believing in the Hindutva idea of an India unified by its shared Hindu heritage), and is officially opposed to "secularism; while vocally supportive of Dalit rights, has a spotty enforcement record when it comes to the issue, and most Dalits remain oppressed across the country
Defense: Architect of the extensive military-industrial complex to dominate the Indian Ocean region, and fight Communist activity in the region, including V-Bombers, ICBMs, nuclear submarines, and a massive military force.
Drug Policy: Maximum sentences for drug-related offences
Economy: Free-market capitalism, though monitored by the government. Heavily encourages industrialization and foreign investment into the economy, especially for the aging infrastructure
Education: Mix of public and private schools. Pursues a policy of rewriting Indian history curriculums, heavily criticized by historians
Environment: Lukewarm on environmental issue, seeing it as detrimental to business; though increasingly supportive of alternative energy industries and some regulation, especially in the face of the nation-wide pollution problem
Foreign Aid: Supports aid to its allies, and to developing nations, as well as right-wing groups in communist nations around the Indian Ocean
Foreign Alliances: Leading force behind SEATO as the guardian of capitalism in South-East Asia; strongly favors India remaining in the Alliance of Free States; currently part of the spherewide detente with Comintern, despite the opposition of the INC's right wing
Immigration: Allows immigrants from AFS nations (mainly wealthy investors), and SEATO allies (mainly workers from Thailand and Indonesia); and communist refugees
Independence: Against outright independence from the Franco-British Commonwealth, instead for increased autonomy and self-determination within the sphere
Language use: Supports English and Hindi as the common languages to unify the nation; local government use their own languages alongside those two
Law Enforcement: Increased support for law enforcement; under heavy criticism for de facto "police militarization to combat the growing terrorism threat
Nuclear Armament: Supports both domestically made and FBU stationed ICBM's to cement its domination of the region
Monarchy: Indifference towards British monarch as "representative of the Commonwealth", supports the retention of the Princely States and the Nepalese monarchy
Social Welfare: Supportive of Universal Basic Income and moderate welfare, though enforcement is spotty
Taxation: Negative Income taxation, though with various loopholes
Trade: Free trade
Indian Liberal Congress
Leader: Sharad Anantrao Joshi
Founded: 1995
Ideology: Centrist, classical liberalism, Patelian liberalism
Political Position: Center-right(GIC, International)
International Affiliation: World Center
Official Color: Purple
Youth Wing: Liberal Youth Congress
Party Newspaper: Liberal Sandesh
Party Of Government?: No, part of the right opposition
Animal Symbol: Peacock
Description: With the INC's shift towards Hindutva and strong nationalism, in 1987, a small faction of INC old guard split off. Feeling that the INC had lost its way, this new party wanted to bring India "back to the secular, liberal tradition of Vallabhbhai Patel, JRD Tata, and C. Rajagopalachari, which made India the power it is today." Essentially, it is largely a reflection of the INC's positions before the Emergency, though much more centrist in regards to the economy. It holds the support of upper classes and peoples of non-Dharmic faiths disillusioned with the INC's turn towards religious politics
Capital Punishment: Status quo
Civil Defense: Supports the idea of citizen defense league, but opposes the current oppressive incarnation
Cultural Stance: Socially liberal, supports LGBT+, women's, and cultural nationalism movements, opposes Hindutva policies, and supports Dalit rights
Defense: While supporting the need for a strong military, they criticize the growing excesses of it, and advocate some degree of reduction
Drug Policy: Reduced sentences for hard and soft drugs
Economy: More government regulations to the economy; accountability from corporations and the government; still strongly backs capitalism
Education: Mix of government backed and private schools, though with more standards from private schools; opposes the "rewriting of history"
Environment: More regulations on private businesses with regards to the environment, though still largely supports them as "job creators"
Foreign Aid: Aid for developing nations and allies
Foreign Alliances: Supports India's participation in the Alliance of Free States and SEATO, though advocates lowering involvement in both, and advocates detente with Comintern
Immigration: Accepting of immigrants from around, though beginning to express concern of tax haven immigrants
Independence: Supports autonomy and self-determination within the Franco-British Commonwealth, leading eventually to independence
Language: Supports English as the main language of the government, with local languages used as needed
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police force and advocates the reduction of forces.
Nuclear Armament: Supports reduction of current forces
Monarchy: Status quo on British monarch, Princely States, and Nepal
Social Welfare: Largely supports UBI, though wants to reform it to help favor small businesses
Taxation: Wants lower taxes on corporations and industries, that contribute
Trade: Free trade
Liberty Party of India
Leader: Barun Mitra
Founded: 1987
Ideology: Free Market Capitalism, Objectivism, Anarcho-Capitalism
Political Position: Far-Right (GIC, International)
International Affiliation: International Alliance of Rational Parties
Official Color: Blue
Youth Wing: Liberal Youth Association
Party Newspaper: Rationalist India
Party Of Government?: No, right opposition
Animal Symbol: Sloth Bear
Description: Whilst popular in the Franco-British metropole and Australia, the Liberty movement has overall had little success in the rest of the Commonwealth. The Liberty Party of India is no exception. Founded by a group of Rand enthusiasts in India, it has failed to gain much traction, remaining one of the smallest national parties, despite Rand's cult status in India. This is largely due to their aggressive push for extreme capitalism, and their anti-religion stance. Still, some wealthy college students and businessmen keep the party afloat
Capital Punishment: Status Quo
Civil Defense: Supports the creation of "Liberty militias" to help break up industrial strikes and government protests
Cultural Stance: Socially liberal; opposes religious politics, like Hindutva and Islamic nationalism, as well as cultural nationalism, but believes Dalits should not get special treatment, despite the historical record (instead lifting themselves through their own genius, than "mooching" off government supplements)
Defense: Supports the high defense and military spending to safeguard Indian interests
Drug Policy: Legalization
Economy: No government regulation or intervention in the economy; laissez-faire economics
Education: Entirely private schooling. Opposes the attempts to revise the history curriculum
Environment: Opposes environmentalism as "bad for business"; opposes all pollution or carbon regulations
Foreign Aid: No foreign aid
Foreign Alliances: Supports India's participation in the Alliance of Free States and SEATO; strongly opposes detente
Immigration: Accepting of Immigrants, especially rich ones
Independence: Status Quo
Language: English for all government institutions to the state level
Law Enforcement: Privatize the police, and sell them as contractors for industries
Nuclear Armament: Status quo
Monarchy: Status quo on both British monarch, the Princely States, and Nepal
Social Welfare: Opposes all forms of welfare
Taxation: Little to no taxation, especially on large "job creating" corporations
Trade: Free Trade
All-India Muslim League
Leader: Nawaz Sharif
Founded: 1906
Ideology: Islamic nationalism, Neoconservatism
Political Position: Center-right (GIC), Right (International)
International Affiliation: Muslim Brotherhood
Official Color: Green
Youth Wing: Muslim Student Federation
Party Newspaper: Dawn
Party Of Government?: No, right opposition
Animal Symbol: None
Capital Punishment: Status quo
Civil Defense: Supports citizen defense leagues, though would like to create versions specific to Muslim communities for self defense
Cultural Stance: Advocates Muslim nationalism and civil rights; constantly tries to ensure that Muslims remain unmolested in the face of an increasing Hindu dominated society and their interests are served; socially conservative otherwise
Defense: Supports India's defense architecture
Drug Policy: Maximum sentences for hard drug users; not-as-harsh sentences for soft drug user
Economy: Supports a mixed economy of public and private industries, with an inclination towards private industries; backs the INC's economic position
Education: Supports a mix of public and private schools; want some funding for Mandrasas
Environment: Originally backburner issue; now, with Bengal suffering the brunt of global warming, increasingly a priority, supporting regulations and alternative energy industries
Foreign Aid: Status quo
Foreign Alliances: Supports India's participation in the Alliance of Free States and SEATO, opposes detente
Immigration: Accepting of Immigrants, though, as leading Muslim rights party, is critical of the government's treatment of low-wage immigrant workers from Indonesia and the Middle East
Independence: Supports remaining a dominion
Language: English and Hindi, used alongside local languages
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police, and their harassment of Muslim and Christian communities
Nuclear Armament: Status quo
Monarchy: Status quo on British monarch; Supports the Princely States and Nepal
Social Welfare: Supports UBI, and advocates a stronger welfare system and social safety net
Taxation: Supports Negative income tax
Trade: Free Trade
Islamic Democrats of India
Leader: Aamir Khan
Founded: 1976
Ideology: Big tent Islamic leftist (Islamic Democrat, Islamic socialism, Social Democracy)
Political Position: Left(GIC), Center Left(International)
International Affiliation: None (associated with the Islamic Democrats of Palestine)
Official Color: Light Green
Youth Wing: Young Islamic Democrats
Party Newspaper: Dusk
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: None
Description: The Islamic Democrats of India formed from the left wing of the Muslim League. Irreconcilable differences as to economics forced their split. Inspired by the example of the Islamic Democrats of Palestine, they merged socialistic economics with liberal Islamic traditions. It has the support of Muslims disillusioned with the Muslim League's conservatism, as well as Indian Christians.They also have the support of some Hindus.
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Universally Opposed
Cultural Stance: Socially liberal; supportive of feminism, LGBTQ+, and cultural nationalist movements; strong advocate of secularism
Defense: Advocates lower defense and military spending, and scaled down military involvement
Drug Policy: Rehabilitation for hard drug users, legalization for soft drug
Economy: Left leaning to socialist; advocates more public involvement in the economy and the break-up of large corporations
Education: Free Public education and tuition for University; backs the secular curriculum consensus
Environment: Strongly advocates regulations to deter the pollution problem and climate change
Foreign Aid: Aid to developing nations, capitalist or communist, though opposes aid to dictatorships, especially Rhodesia.
Foreign Alliances: Opposes continued participation in AFS; advocates lowered involvement in SEATO; advocates good relations with Comintern
Immigration: Open borders; similarly critical of the government's treatment of low-wage immigrant workers from Indonesia and the Middle East
Language: English and Hindi for the main government, local vernacular for state government
Independence: Supports an eventual move towards independence
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police
Nuclear Armament: Nuclear disarmament
Monarchy: Supports an eventual move away from the British Monarch; proposes a negotiated democratic transition for the Princely States and Nepal
Social Welfare: Supports a womb-to-tomb welfare system and a strong social safety net
Taxation: High taxes on corporations, negative income taxes
Trade: Fair trade
Indian Socialist Congress
Leader: Salman Rushdie
Founded: 1947
Ideology: Fabian/Nehruist Socialism, Democratic Socialism, Social Democracy, Democratic Marxism
Political Position: Far-Left(GIC), Left(International)
International Affiliation: Socialist International
Official Color: Pink
Youth Wing: Socialist Youth Congress
Party Newspaper: Justice Sandesh
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: Elephant
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Universally Opposed, advocates a more " community building" civil defense program
Cultural Stance: Socially liberal; one of the major political forces for the Indian feminist, LGBTQ+, and cultural nationalism, one of the main advocates for secularism, embracing the term against criticisms from the right for "pseudo-secularism"; has the second largest number of Dalit supporters, due to their strong stance for the issue
Defense: Strongly opposes the "defense state" that has formed, and consistently attempts to defund any expansion of it; scale down the current military preparation
Drug Policy: Legalization; rehabilitation and health programs available for addict with government roles
Economy: Socialist economy, where the workers own the means of production, brought about by reform rather than revolution; break up and collectivize the large industries in the nation
Education: Free Public education and tuition for University; backs the secular curriculum consensus
Environment: One of the main two participants in the "Green Revolution"; advocates an overhaul in India's energy industry, reducing fossil fuel dependency, promoting alternative energy, actively fighting pollution and climate change through policy
Foreign Aid: Aid to developing nations, capitalist or communist
Foreign Alliances: Opposes continued participation in AFS and advocates the dissolution of SEATO; negotiated integration into Comintern
Immigration: Open borders; recruits among new immigrants to expand its base
Independence: Supports immediate independence, through democratic means
Language: English and Hindi for main government; local languages for states
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police; advocates more localized community policing, with police having close connections with the community
Nuclear Armament: Nuclear disarmament
Monarchy: Supports replacing the Queen with an Indian head of state; dissolve the Princely States and Nepal Monarchy, and either create republics from them or integrate them into existing states
Social Welfare: Robust welfare state, ensuring each and every person lives well and has enough to survive.
Taxation: High taxation on industry and corporations
Trade: Fair trade, with a focus on workers conditions in participating nations
Worker's Communist Party of India
Leader: Sitram Yechury
Founded: 1920 (as the Communist Party of India
Ideology: Marxist-Deleonism, Libertarian Socialism, Left Communism
Political Position: Far-Left(GIC, International)
International Affiliation: Communist International
Official Color: Red
Youth Wing: All India Youth Federation
Party Newspaper: Mukti Sangharsh
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: Rhesus Monkey
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Universally Opposed, advocates a civil militia system similar to the UASR
Cultural Stance: Socially libertarian; one of the major political forces for the radical Indian feminist, LGBTQ+, and cultural nationalist movements (advocating autonomous ethnic republics in a more decentralized Indian , amongst other proposals), one of the main advocates for secularism; strong advocate of dismantling the caste system throughout all aspects of Indian society.
Defense: Strongly opposes the "defense state", and strongly favors its complete dismantling and the withdrawal of India as major player in the Indian ocean
Drug Policy: Legalization and regulation as business; rehabilitation and health programs available for addict with government funding
Economy: More collaborative style economy, with large companies broken up, and the workers given control of them, as well as other aspects of the economy; heavy syndicalist and DeLeonist streak
Education: Free Public Education and University; Opposes private schools; backs the secular curriculum consensus
Environment: One of the main two participants in the "Green Revolution"; advocates an overhaul in India's energy industry, reducing fossil fuel dependency, promoting alternative energy, actively fighting pollution and climate change through policy and the former two; advocates encouraging greener living among Indians and less industry
Foreign Aid: Aid to developing nations, capitalist or communist, though in the formers case, stipulate it helps the workers; opposes funds to dictatorships
Foreign Alliances: Advocates the dissolution of the AFS and SEATO; integration into Comintern
Immigration: Open borders;helps unionize new immigrants
Independence: Supports immediate independence via strikes and protests, as well as democratic means
Language: Hindi for main government; local language for the states
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police; advocates a UASR style self-policing system
Nuclear Armament: Bilateral nuclear disarmament (to deter critics who state they want to leave India weak)
Monarchy: Create an Indian Premier to replace the Queen as the head of state; turn the Princely States and Nepal into autonomous socialist republics
Social Welfare: Very strong welfare system, paired with basic income, ensuring people live well.
Taxation: High taxation on industry and corporations, until the revolution, where it is transferred more towards coops to help maintain the government
Trade: Fair trade, with a focus on workers conditions in participating nations, and higher trade with Comintern nations
Indian Worker's Party
Leader: Muppalla Lakshmana Rao
Founded: 1978
Ideology: Anarcho-communism, Zapatismo, Eco-Communism, Libertarian Marxism, Anarcho-syndicalist, Gandhian socialism
Political Position: Ultra-Left(GIC, International)
International Affiliation: None
Official Color: Black
Youth Wing: Student Libertarians
Party Newspaper: Revolt!
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: Crow
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Universally Opposed, advocates a civil militia system similar to the UASR, only with local self autonomous militias
Cultural Stance: Strongly supports completely upending Indian society, overturning traditional norms, such as Hinduism, the caste system, and nationalism, to try to form a more liberated society
Defense: Sees the Indian military as one of the most dangerous forces on Earth, and wants it dismantled, replaced with local militas
Drug Policy: Legalization
Economy: More decentralized economy, with a focus on local, autonomous cooperative economies, and their interactions as the basis. Currently use food cooperatives to help funding (bringing restaurants to Comintern nations, among other objectives)
Education: Free education, with a focus on social engineering and public participation
Environment: Strongly favors completely eliminating the fossil fuel industries in India, and promoting alternative energies, as well as mandating green living
Foreign Aid: Aid to developing, democratic nations, capitalist or communist;
Foreign Alliances: Advocates the dissolution of the AFS and SEATO;
Immigration: Open borders;
Independence: Supports immediate independence via strikes, protests, and "strong opposition to the current government"
Language: Each community uses its own language for its affairs
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police; advocates a UASR style self-policing system
Nuclear Armament: Complete nuclear disarmament
Monarchy: As part of the slow decentralization of the Indian government, completely eliminate the British monarch, and dismantle the monarchies of Nepal and the Princely States
Social Welfare: Welfare handled by local communities
Taxation: Taxation handled by local communities
Trade: Less trade, for the purposes of self-sufficiency
Sons of Ashoka
Leader: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Founded: 1952
Ideology: Buddhist Socialism, Hindu Socialism
Political Position: Left (GIC), Center-Left (International)
International Affiliation: Religious Socialist International
Official Color: Gold
Youth Wing: The Ambedkhar Student Society
Party Newspaper: The Edict
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: Lion
Description: The Sons of Ashoka was the brainchild of BR Ambedkhar, who rejected Hinduism due to his own experiences as a Dalit, in favor of Buddhism. Seeing the rise of a crash industrialization and rampant corruption during its early days of dominionization, Ambedkhar formed a party which used Buddhist ideals to educate the people and attempt to combat this. It gained an audience among the Buddhist majority states, such as Ceylon, Bhutan, and Sikkim. Whilst small for several decades, the rise of Hindu nationalism has pushed many, particularly Dalits, to embrace the party, and it has grown, though still concentrated primarily in its Buddhist majority strongholds.
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Universally Opposed
Cultural Stance: Socially liberal; while espousing Hindu and Buddhist values, opposes Hindutva and backs secular politics; very supportive of Dalit rights, having the largest Dalit base of any party
Defense: Sees the current defense levels as increasingly unsustainable, and supports its scale down
Drug Policy: Decriminalize hard drugs, and focus on rehabilitation, legalize soft drugs
Economy: More humanistic economy, with more regulations to ensure people live spiritually as well as physically fulfilling lives.
Education: Free public education; support the secularization of the history curriculum
Environment: Supports environmental legislation, and encourages green living
Foreign Aid: Aid to developing, democratic nations, capitalist or communist;
Foreign Alliances: Advocates scaling down to leaving the AFS and SEATO; supports Detente
Immigration: Open borders; criticizes the treatment of low-wage immigrant workers
Independence: Supports a gradual reformation towards independence
Language: Supports Hindi and English as the overall languages for the country, and local languages for the states
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police; advocates a more local approach to law enforcement
Nuclear Armament: Complete nuclear disarmament
Monarchy: Status Quo
Social Welfare: Welfare and UBI to keep people from suffering
Taxation: Taxation not too high on individuals (though very high on corporations
Trade: Fair trade
Futurist Society of India
Leader: Anna Gupta
Founded: 2007
Ideology: Marxist-Transhumanist,
Political Position: Ultra-Left (GIC, International)
International Affiliation: Futurist International
Official Color: Blue
Youth Wing: Youth for the Future
Party Newspaper: The Path Forward
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: Ant
Description: The Futurist Society of India was inspired by the philosophy of the Futurist Party, and began on college campuses as an offshoot of the Indian Worker's Party. They were helped by participating in the 2011 formation of Futurist International. Its optimistic, science oriented view of the world has gained it followers amongst college student, scientists, and technology workers.
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Advocates the use of an automated computerized defense system in place of a civil defense system
Cultural Stance: Advocates the use of genetic modification and augmentation (prosthetics, metal, etc.) to eliminate disease and improve public health; give rights to sentient beings (apes, dolphins, corvids, etc); increase the use of computers; advocate social radical attitudes, remaking society to eliminate "outdated norms" (in India's case, the caste system), and promote a truly humanistic society
Defense: Improve the army, but reduce its size using robotic drones and suit, and equip it with new technology
Drug Policy: Use genetic modification and neurotherapy to resist the effects of hard drugs and addiction, in effect allowing legalization
Economy: Supports an increasingly automated economy, with the use of robots and computers, as well as the use of a "democratic Cybersyn" system for central planning
Education: Free public education, particular focus on science and technology; history backburner issue
Environment: Strongly supports the use of technology in the fight against climate change and pollution; in particular, adopting alternative energy sources, such as microwave or solar power satellites and nuclear energy in this fight
Foreign Aid: Aid to help bring countries together
Foreign Alliances: Supports the Futurist "World State" consensus, sublimating India into a "Nation of Earth
Immigration: Open borders
Independence: Supports being a series of autonomous regions in the World State
Language: Esperanto as the lingua franca (separate from English and Hindi), state veneculars for the states
Law Enforcement: Police forces replace with well-trained militias armed with the best possible technology; strongly opposes its militarization
Nuclear Armament: Status quo; to be dismantled later when
Monarchy: Supports the dissolution of the British monarch and all native monarchies
Social Welfare: Welfare to help all persons gain augmentations, ensure public health, and "help people enjoy the benefits of an automated economy"
Taxation: Taxes on computer and robotic industries, with a focus on shifting it towards a socialist system
Trade: Trade to acquire new technologies at the earliest possible convenience
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Once again, these are national parties, and not the many likely regional parties, with their own policies.
Indian National Congress
Leader: Narendra Modi
Founded: 1885
Ideology: Hindu nationalism, economic liberalism, social conservatism
Political Position: Right (GIC, International)
International Affiliation: International Union of Democrats
Official Color: Light Brown
Youth Wing: Indian Youth Congress (official), Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (de facto)
Party Newspaper: Congress Sandesh
Party Of Government?: Yes, leading party of the "Coalition for Democracy"
Animal Symbol: Tiger
Capital Punishment: Status Quo for death penalty, for major crimes and treason
Civil Defense: Encourages the creation of local "citizens defense leagues" to help prepare citizens against terrorist attacks and "communist insurrection"
Cultural Stance: Socially conservative, encourages the expression of "Dharmic culture" (i.e. Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, or Sikh cultures), while officially embracing "diverse traditions and culture", lukewarm to hostile on ethnic nationalism (believing in the Hindutva idea of an India unified by its shared Hindu heritage), and is officially opposed to "secularism; while vocally supportive of Dalit rights, has a spotty enforcement record when it comes to the issue, and most Dalits remain oppressed across the country
Defense: Architect of the extensive military-industrial complex to dominate the Indian Ocean region, and fight Communist activity in the region, including V-Bombers, ICBMs, nuclear submarines, and a massive military force.
Drug Policy: Maximum sentences for drug-related offences
Economy: Free-market capitalism, though monitored by the government. Heavily encourages industrialization and foreign investment into the economy, especially for the aging infrastructure
Education: Mix of public and private schools. Pursues a policy of rewriting Indian history curriculums, heavily criticized by historians
Environment: Lukewarm on environmental issue, seeing it as detrimental to business; though increasingly supportive of alternative energy industries and some regulation, especially in the face of the nation-wide pollution problem
Foreign Aid: Supports aid to its allies, and to developing nations, as well as right-wing groups in communist nations around the Indian Ocean
Foreign Alliances: Leading force behind SEATO as the guardian of capitalism in South-East Asia; strongly favors India remaining in the Alliance of Free States; currently part of the spherewide detente with Comintern, despite the opposition of the INC's right wing
Immigration: Allows immigrants from AFS nations (mainly wealthy investors), and SEATO allies (mainly workers from Thailand and Indonesia); and communist refugees
Independence: Against outright independence from the Franco-British Commonwealth, instead for increased autonomy and self-determination within the sphere
Language use: Supports English and Hindi as the common languages to unify the nation; local government use their own languages alongside those two
Law Enforcement: Increased support for law enforcement; under heavy criticism for de facto "police militarization to combat the growing terrorism threat
Nuclear Armament: Supports both domestically made and FBU stationed ICBM's to cement its domination of the region
Monarchy: Indifference towards British monarch as "representative of the Commonwealth", supports the retention of the Princely States and the Nepalese monarchy
Social Welfare: Supportive of Universal Basic Income and moderate welfare, though enforcement is spotty
Taxation: Negative Income taxation, though with various loopholes
Trade: Free trade
Indian Liberal Congress
Leader: Sharad Anantrao Joshi
Founded: 1995
Ideology: Centrist, classical liberalism, Patelian liberalism
Political Position: Center-right(GIC, International)
International Affiliation: World Center
Official Color: Purple
Youth Wing: Liberal Youth Congress
Party Newspaper: Liberal Sandesh
Party Of Government?: No, part of the right opposition
Animal Symbol: Peacock
Description: With the INC's shift towards Hindutva and strong nationalism, in 1987, a small faction of INC old guard split off. Feeling that the INC had lost its way, this new party wanted to bring India "back to the secular, liberal tradition of Vallabhbhai Patel, JRD Tata, and C. Rajagopalachari, which made India the power it is today." Essentially, it is largely a reflection of the INC's positions before the Emergency, though much more centrist in regards to the economy. It holds the support of upper classes and peoples of non-Dharmic faiths disillusioned with the INC's turn towards religious politics
Capital Punishment: Status quo
Civil Defense: Supports the idea of citizen defense league, but opposes the current oppressive incarnation
Cultural Stance: Socially liberal, supports LGBT+, women's, and cultural nationalism movements, opposes Hindutva policies, and supports Dalit rights
Defense: While supporting the need for a strong military, they criticize the growing excesses of it, and advocate some degree of reduction
Drug Policy: Reduced sentences for hard and soft drugs
Economy: More government regulations to the economy; accountability from corporations and the government; still strongly backs capitalism
Education: Mix of government backed and private schools, though with more standards from private schools; opposes the "rewriting of history"
Environment: More regulations on private businesses with regards to the environment, though still largely supports them as "job creators"
Foreign Aid: Aid for developing nations and allies
Foreign Alliances: Supports India's participation in the Alliance of Free States and SEATO, though advocates lowering involvement in both, and advocates detente with Comintern
Immigration: Accepting of immigrants from around, though beginning to express concern of tax haven immigrants
Independence: Supports autonomy and self-determination within the Franco-British Commonwealth, leading eventually to independence
Language: Supports English as the main language of the government, with local languages used as needed
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police force and advocates the reduction of forces.
Nuclear Armament: Supports reduction of current forces
Monarchy: Status quo on British monarch, Princely States, and Nepal
Social Welfare: Largely supports UBI, though wants to reform it to help favor small businesses
Taxation: Wants lower taxes on corporations and industries, that contribute
Trade: Free trade
Liberty Party of India
Leader: Barun Mitra
Founded: 1987
Ideology: Free Market Capitalism, Objectivism, Anarcho-Capitalism
Political Position: Far-Right (GIC, International)
International Affiliation: International Alliance of Rational Parties
Official Color: Blue
Youth Wing: Liberal Youth Association
Party Newspaper: Rationalist India
Party Of Government?: No, right opposition
Animal Symbol: Sloth Bear
Description: Whilst popular in the Franco-British metropole and Australia, the Liberty movement has overall had little success in the rest of the Commonwealth. The Liberty Party of India is no exception. Founded by a group of Rand enthusiasts in India, it has failed to gain much traction, remaining one of the smallest national parties, despite Rand's cult status in India. This is largely due to their aggressive push for extreme capitalism, and their anti-religion stance. Still, some wealthy college students and businessmen keep the party afloat
Capital Punishment: Status Quo
Civil Defense: Supports the creation of "Liberty militias" to help break up industrial strikes and government protests
Cultural Stance: Socially liberal; opposes religious politics, like Hindutva and Islamic nationalism, as well as cultural nationalism, but believes Dalits should not get special treatment, despite the historical record (instead lifting themselves through their own genius, than "mooching" off government supplements)
Defense: Supports the high defense and military spending to safeguard Indian interests
Drug Policy: Legalization
Economy: No government regulation or intervention in the economy; laissez-faire economics
Education: Entirely private schooling. Opposes the attempts to revise the history curriculum
Environment: Opposes environmentalism as "bad for business"; opposes all pollution or carbon regulations
Foreign Aid: No foreign aid
Foreign Alliances: Supports India's participation in the Alliance of Free States and SEATO; strongly opposes detente
Immigration: Accepting of Immigrants, especially rich ones
Independence: Status Quo
Language: English for all government institutions to the state level
Law Enforcement: Privatize the police, and sell them as contractors for industries
Nuclear Armament: Status quo
Monarchy: Status quo on both British monarch, the Princely States, and Nepal
Social Welfare: Opposes all forms of welfare
Taxation: Little to no taxation, especially on large "job creating" corporations
Trade: Free Trade
All-India Muslim League
Leader: Nawaz Sharif
Founded: 1906
Ideology: Islamic nationalism, Neoconservatism
Political Position: Center-right (GIC), Right (International)
International Affiliation: Muslim Brotherhood
Official Color: Green
Youth Wing: Muslim Student Federation
Party Newspaper: Dawn
Party Of Government?: No, right opposition
Animal Symbol: None
Capital Punishment: Status quo
Civil Defense: Supports citizen defense leagues, though would like to create versions specific to Muslim communities for self defense
Cultural Stance: Advocates Muslim nationalism and civil rights; constantly tries to ensure that Muslims remain unmolested in the face of an increasing Hindu dominated society and their interests are served; socially conservative otherwise
Defense: Supports India's defense architecture
Drug Policy: Maximum sentences for hard drug users; not-as-harsh sentences for soft drug user
Economy: Supports a mixed economy of public and private industries, with an inclination towards private industries; backs the INC's economic position
Education: Supports a mix of public and private schools; want some funding for Mandrasas
Environment: Originally backburner issue; now, with Bengal suffering the brunt of global warming, increasingly a priority, supporting regulations and alternative energy industries
Foreign Aid: Status quo
Foreign Alliances: Supports India's participation in the Alliance of Free States and SEATO, opposes detente
Immigration: Accepting of Immigrants, though, as leading Muslim rights party, is critical of the government's treatment of low-wage immigrant workers from Indonesia and the Middle East
Independence: Supports remaining a dominion
Language: English and Hindi, used alongside local languages
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police, and their harassment of Muslim and Christian communities
Nuclear Armament: Status quo
Monarchy: Status quo on British monarch; Supports the Princely States and Nepal
Social Welfare: Supports UBI, and advocates a stronger welfare system and social safety net
Taxation: Supports Negative income tax
Trade: Free Trade
Islamic Democrats of India
Leader: Aamir Khan
Founded: 1976
Ideology: Big tent Islamic leftist (Islamic Democrat, Islamic socialism, Social Democracy)
Political Position: Left(GIC), Center Left(International)
International Affiliation: None (associated with the Islamic Democrats of Palestine)
Official Color: Light Green
Youth Wing: Young Islamic Democrats
Party Newspaper: Dusk
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: None
Description: The Islamic Democrats of India formed from the left wing of the Muslim League. Irreconcilable differences as to economics forced their split. Inspired by the example of the Islamic Democrats of Palestine, they merged socialistic economics with liberal Islamic traditions. It has the support of Muslims disillusioned with the Muslim League's conservatism, as well as Indian Christians.They also have the support of some Hindus.
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Universally Opposed
Cultural Stance: Socially liberal; supportive of feminism, LGBTQ+, and cultural nationalist movements; strong advocate of secularism
Defense: Advocates lower defense and military spending, and scaled down military involvement
Drug Policy: Rehabilitation for hard drug users, legalization for soft drug
Economy: Left leaning to socialist; advocates more public involvement in the economy and the break-up of large corporations
Education: Free Public education and tuition for University; backs the secular curriculum consensus
Environment: Strongly advocates regulations to deter the pollution problem and climate change
Foreign Aid: Aid to developing nations, capitalist or communist, though opposes aid to dictatorships, especially Rhodesia.
Foreign Alliances: Opposes continued participation in AFS; advocates lowered involvement in SEATO; advocates good relations with Comintern
Immigration: Open borders; similarly critical of the government's treatment of low-wage immigrant workers from Indonesia and the Middle East
Language: English and Hindi for the main government, local vernacular for state government
Independence: Supports an eventual move towards independence
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police
Nuclear Armament: Nuclear disarmament
Monarchy: Supports an eventual move away from the British Monarch; proposes a negotiated democratic transition for the Princely States and Nepal
Social Welfare: Supports a womb-to-tomb welfare system and a strong social safety net
Taxation: High taxes on corporations, negative income taxes
Trade: Fair trade
Indian Socialist Congress
Leader: Salman Rushdie
Founded: 1947
Ideology: Fabian/Nehruist Socialism, Democratic Socialism, Social Democracy, Democratic Marxism
Political Position: Far-Left(GIC), Left(International)
International Affiliation: Socialist International
Official Color: Pink
Youth Wing: Socialist Youth Congress
Party Newspaper: Justice Sandesh
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: Elephant
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Universally Opposed, advocates a more " community building" civil defense program
Cultural Stance: Socially liberal; one of the major political forces for the Indian feminist, LGBTQ+, and cultural nationalism, one of the main advocates for secularism, embracing the term against criticisms from the right for "pseudo-secularism"; has the second largest number of Dalit supporters, due to their strong stance for the issue
Defense: Strongly opposes the "defense state" that has formed, and consistently attempts to defund any expansion of it; scale down the current military preparation
Drug Policy: Legalization; rehabilitation and health programs available for addict with government roles
Economy: Socialist economy, where the workers own the means of production, brought about by reform rather than revolution; break up and collectivize the large industries in the nation
Education: Free Public education and tuition for University; backs the secular curriculum consensus
Environment: One of the main two participants in the "Green Revolution"; advocates an overhaul in India's energy industry, reducing fossil fuel dependency, promoting alternative energy, actively fighting pollution and climate change through policy
Foreign Aid: Aid to developing nations, capitalist or communist
Foreign Alliances: Opposes continued participation in AFS and advocates the dissolution of SEATO; negotiated integration into Comintern
Immigration: Open borders; recruits among new immigrants to expand its base
Independence: Supports immediate independence, through democratic means
Language: English and Hindi for main government; local languages for states
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police; advocates more localized community policing, with police having close connections with the community
Nuclear Armament: Nuclear disarmament
Monarchy: Supports replacing the Queen with an Indian head of state; dissolve the Princely States and Nepal Monarchy, and either create republics from them or integrate them into existing states
Social Welfare: Robust welfare state, ensuring each and every person lives well and has enough to survive.
Taxation: High taxation on industry and corporations
Trade: Fair trade, with a focus on workers conditions in participating nations
Worker's Communist Party of India
Leader: Sitram Yechury
Founded: 1920 (as the Communist Party of India
Ideology: Marxist-Deleonism, Libertarian Socialism, Left Communism
Political Position: Far-Left(GIC, International)
International Affiliation: Communist International
Official Color: Red
Youth Wing: All India Youth Federation
Party Newspaper: Mukti Sangharsh
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: Rhesus Monkey
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Universally Opposed, advocates a civil militia system similar to the UASR
Cultural Stance: Socially libertarian; one of the major political forces for the radical Indian feminist, LGBTQ+, and cultural nationalist movements (advocating autonomous ethnic republics in a more decentralized Indian , amongst other proposals), one of the main advocates for secularism; strong advocate of dismantling the caste system throughout all aspects of Indian society.
Defense: Strongly opposes the "defense state", and strongly favors its complete dismantling and the withdrawal of India as major player in the Indian ocean
Drug Policy: Legalization and regulation as business; rehabilitation and health programs available for addict with government funding
Economy: More collaborative style economy, with large companies broken up, and the workers given control of them, as well as other aspects of the economy; heavy syndicalist and DeLeonist streak
Education: Free Public Education and University; Opposes private schools; backs the secular curriculum consensus
Environment: One of the main two participants in the "Green Revolution"; advocates an overhaul in India's energy industry, reducing fossil fuel dependency, promoting alternative energy, actively fighting pollution and climate change through policy and the former two; advocates encouraging greener living among Indians and less industry
Foreign Aid: Aid to developing nations, capitalist or communist, though in the formers case, stipulate it helps the workers; opposes funds to dictatorships
Foreign Alliances: Advocates the dissolution of the AFS and SEATO; integration into Comintern
Immigration: Open borders;helps unionize new immigrants
Independence: Supports immediate independence via strikes and protests, as well as democratic means
Language: Hindi for main government; local language for the states
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police; advocates a UASR style self-policing system
Nuclear Armament: Bilateral nuclear disarmament (to deter critics who state they want to leave India weak)
Monarchy: Create an Indian Premier to replace the Queen as the head of state; turn the Princely States and Nepal into autonomous socialist republics
Social Welfare: Very strong welfare system, paired with basic income, ensuring people live well.
Taxation: High taxation on industry and corporations, until the revolution, where it is transferred more towards coops to help maintain the government
Trade: Fair trade, with a focus on workers conditions in participating nations, and higher trade with Comintern nations
Indian Worker's Party
Leader: Muppalla Lakshmana Rao
Founded: 1978
Ideology: Anarcho-communism, Zapatismo, Eco-Communism, Libertarian Marxism, Anarcho-syndicalist, Gandhian socialism
Political Position: Ultra-Left(GIC, International)
International Affiliation: None
Official Color: Black
Youth Wing: Student Libertarians
Party Newspaper: Revolt!
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: Crow
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Universally Opposed, advocates a civil militia system similar to the UASR, only with local self autonomous militias
Cultural Stance: Strongly supports completely upending Indian society, overturning traditional norms, such as Hinduism, the caste system, and nationalism, to try to form a more liberated society
Defense: Sees the Indian military as one of the most dangerous forces on Earth, and wants it dismantled, replaced with local militas
Drug Policy: Legalization
Economy: More decentralized economy, with a focus on local, autonomous cooperative economies, and their interactions as the basis. Currently use food cooperatives to help funding (bringing restaurants to Comintern nations, among other objectives)
Education: Free education, with a focus on social engineering and public participation
Environment: Strongly favors completely eliminating the fossil fuel industries in India, and promoting alternative energies, as well as mandating green living
Foreign Aid: Aid to developing, democratic nations, capitalist or communist;
Foreign Alliances: Advocates the dissolution of the AFS and SEATO;
Immigration: Open borders;
Independence: Supports immediate independence via strikes, protests, and "strong opposition to the current government"
Language: Each community uses its own language for its affairs
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police; advocates a UASR style self-policing system
Nuclear Armament: Complete nuclear disarmament
Monarchy: As part of the slow decentralization of the Indian government, completely eliminate the British monarch, and dismantle the monarchies of Nepal and the Princely States
Social Welfare: Welfare handled by local communities
Taxation: Taxation handled by local communities
Trade: Less trade, for the purposes of self-sufficiency
Sons of Ashoka
Leader: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Founded: 1952
Ideology: Buddhist Socialism, Hindu Socialism
Political Position: Left (GIC), Center-Left (International)
International Affiliation: Religious Socialist International
Official Color: Gold
Youth Wing: The Ambedkhar Student Society
Party Newspaper: The Edict
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: Lion
Description: The Sons of Ashoka was the brainchild of BR Ambedkhar, who rejected Hinduism due to his own experiences as a Dalit, in favor of Buddhism. Seeing the rise of a crash industrialization and rampant corruption during its early days of dominionization, Ambedkhar formed a party which used Buddhist ideals to educate the people and attempt to combat this. It gained an audience among the Buddhist majority states, such as Ceylon, Bhutan, and Sikkim. Whilst small for several decades, the rise of Hindu nationalism has pushed many, particularly Dalits, to embrace the party, and it has grown, though still concentrated primarily in its Buddhist majority strongholds.
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Universally Opposed
Cultural Stance: Socially liberal; while espousing Hindu and Buddhist values, opposes Hindutva and backs secular politics; very supportive of Dalit rights, having the largest Dalit base of any party
Defense: Sees the current defense levels as increasingly unsustainable, and supports its scale down
Drug Policy: Decriminalize hard drugs, and focus on rehabilitation, legalize soft drugs
Economy: More humanistic economy, with more regulations to ensure people live spiritually as well as physically fulfilling lives.
Education: Free public education; support the secularization of the history curriculum
Environment: Supports environmental legislation, and encourages green living
Foreign Aid: Aid to developing, democratic nations, capitalist or communist;
Foreign Alliances: Advocates scaling down to leaving the AFS and SEATO; supports Detente
Immigration: Open borders; criticizes the treatment of low-wage immigrant workers
Independence: Supports a gradual reformation towards independence
Language: Supports Hindi and English as the overall languages for the country, and local languages for the states
Law Enforcement: Opposes the increasing militarization of the police; advocates a more local approach to law enforcement
Nuclear Armament: Complete nuclear disarmament
Monarchy: Status Quo
Social Welfare: Welfare and UBI to keep people from suffering
Taxation: Taxation not too high on individuals (though very high on corporations
Trade: Fair trade
Futurist Society of India
Leader: Anna Gupta
Founded: 2007
Ideology: Marxist-Transhumanist,
Political Position: Ultra-Left (GIC, International)
International Affiliation: Futurist International
Official Color: Blue
Youth Wing: Youth for the Future
Party Newspaper: The Path Forward
Party Of Government?: No, left opposition
Animal Symbol: Ant
Description: The Futurist Society of India was inspired by the philosophy of the Futurist Party, and began on college campuses as an offshoot of the Indian Worker's Party. They were helped by participating in the 2011 formation of Futurist International. Its optimistic, science oriented view of the world has gained it followers amongst college student, scientists, and technology workers.
Capital Punishment: Universally opposed
Civil Defense: Advocates the use of an automated computerized defense system in place of a civil defense system
Cultural Stance: Advocates the use of genetic modification and augmentation (prosthetics, metal, etc.) to eliminate disease and improve public health; give rights to sentient beings (apes, dolphins, corvids, etc); increase the use of computers; advocate social radical attitudes, remaking society to eliminate "outdated norms" (in India's case, the caste system), and promote a truly humanistic society
Defense: Improve the army, but reduce its size using robotic drones and suit, and equip it with new technology
Drug Policy: Use genetic modification and neurotherapy to resist the effects of hard drugs and addiction, in effect allowing legalization
Economy: Supports an increasingly automated economy, with the use of robots and computers, as well as the use of a "democratic Cybersyn" system for central planning
Education: Free public education, particular focus on science and technology; history backburner issue
Environment: Strongly supports the use of technology in the fight against climate change and pollution; in particular, adopting alternative energy sources, such as microwave or solar power satellites and nuclear energy in this fight
Foreign Aid: Aid to help bring countries together
Foreign Alliances: Supports the Futurist "World State" consensus, sublimating India into a "Nation of Earth
Immigration: Open borders
Independence: Supports being a series of autonomous regions in the World State
Language: Esperanto as the lingua franca (separate from English and Hindi), state veneculars for the states
Law Enforcement: Police forces replace with well-trained militias armed with the best possible technology; strongly opposes its militarization
Nuclear Armament: Status quo; to be dismantled later when
Monarchy: Supports the dissolution of the British monarch and all native monarchies
Social Welfare: Welfare to help all persons gain augmentations, ensure public health, and "help people enjoy the benefits of an automated economy"
Taxation: Taxes on computer and robotic industries, with a focus on shifting it towards a socialist system
Trade: Trade to acquire new technologies at the earliest possible convenience
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Once again, these are national parties, and not the many likely regional parties, with their own policies.
