Deleted member 116192
In otl India was a non aligned member but was tilted to the USSR . Say in this time line India aligns with the USA. This can be possible if the following chain of events takes place
A) Nehru and much of the Congress elite become disappointed in socialism in general and Soviet socialism in particular.
There are numerous ways by which this could take place say Nehru and the rest comes to know of Soviet famine of the 1930s or the gulags or the forced collectivization of farms or the Soviet foreign policy pre and post war .
The New deal of FDR influence Nehru and Congress and also the works of John Maynard Keynes and abandoned the socialist idea in favour of Keynesian one .
However this doesn't mean India will have a free market capitalism at the time of independence but rather a regulated capitalism but not a license permit inspection Raj of our time line . There will be a lot of regulations but none of the socialist character.
B) China going communist makes India seek strategic partnership with the US .
The threat of Communist country at the door step actually should have caused alarm for policy makes in new Delhi but this wasn't the case in our time line . However a clearly anti communist policy makers will seek a partnership with the US . The partnership will focus more on intelligence sharing and on sale of arms rather than being allies
C) The Chinese take over of Tibet happens much earlier than in our time line
With a anti communist neighbour China would waste time in taking over Tibet lest India establish a protectorate with US. Backing. This would have a blow back as India would seek a closer alliance with the US. This take over would take place immediately on the back of the Korean war . The US would extend to India Humanitarian aid and assistance in the area of agriculture, education and health care in public and in private would extend military aid not to cause alarm to the communist China
D) India China war causes India to become a US Ally regardless of the outcome of the war
What impact would these events have on the cold war
A) Nehru and much of the Congress elite become disappointed in socialism in general and Soviet socialism in particular.
There are numerous ways by which this could take place say Nehru and the rest comes to know of Soviet famine of the 1930s or the gulags or the forced collectivization of farms or the Soviet foreign policy pre and post war .
The New deal of FDR influence Nehru and Congress and also the works of John Maynard Keynes and abandoned the socialist idea in favour of Keynesian one .
However this doesn't mean India will have a free market capitalism at the time of independence but rather a regulated capitalism but not a license permit inspection Raj of our time line . There will be a lot of regulations but none of the socialist character.
B) China going communist makes India seek strategic partnership with the US .
The threat of Communist country at the door step actually should have caused alarm for policy makes in new Delhi but this wasn't the case in our time line . However a clearly anti communist policy makers will seek a partnership with the US . The partnership will focus more on intelligence sharing and on sale of arms rather than being allies
C) The Chinese take over of Tibet happens much earlier than in our time line
With a anti communist neighbour China would waste time in taking over Tibet lest India establish a protectorate with US. Backing. This would have a blow back as India would seek a closer alliance with the US. This take over would take place immediately on the back of the Korean war . The US would extend to India Humanitarian aid and assistance in the area of agriculture, education and health care in public and in private would extend military aid not to cause alarm to the communist China
D) India China war causes India to become a US Ally regardless of the outcome of the war
What impact would these events have on the cold war