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Here are a few PODs to flag that things will be changed on many levels: June 28, 1964: Malcolm X announces his tour of African nations of the Global South at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City, attracting the attention of the CIA and FBI,... July 2, 1964: FBI officials that the visit of...

Here are some PODs to flag that a direct analogue to OTL isn't necessarily possible: February 4, 1949: Shah Mohammed Shah Reza Pahlavi is assassinated in Tehran, Iran fueling civil unrest and violence nationwide, rumors claim that British military forces were behind the assassination...

If anything, here are some PODs that can serve to open the TL for major changes: June 3, 1968: Artist Andy Warhol is killed by rival artist Valerie Solanas in a violent shooting in New York City, sparking tensions throughout the art world,... September 22, 1975: U.S. President Ronald Reagan is...

If anything, the nuclear weapons free zones, as in OTL were seen as a threat to the Soviet , Chinese and American assertions of political power. As for the names of world leaders, I want people to choose the leaders of the British, American, European, and Japanese governments. Please feel...

Here are a few PODs to flag that things can get rough: September 22, 1968: Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) is formed in San Francisco, California by sympathizers of the Global South, fueling fears of domestic terrorism,... April 25, 1969: U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers storms...

Here are a few PODs to flag that things will change across the ATL: January 15, 1974: Bamboo Gods & Iron Men Malay action film, starring Eddie Garcia, James Iglehart and Shirley Washington, makes its hit debut, debuting in Global South and American theaters,... April 20, 1979: Hanky Panky...

With the world slanted the way it is in the ATL, what would be some changes to pop culture and local politics? If anything, it is hard to imagine science fiction or comics staying unaltered...

Here is the second draft of the TL: October 24, 1945: the United Nations Security Council is formed. Victorious powers of WW2 pick 6 nations to be the Permanent Members of UNSC – Brazil, Chiang Kai-shek's China, France, the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and United States of America. US...

Here are some PODs to flag some changes are building up: January 12, 1975: Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool (NANAP) is established by Global South leaders, with its main offices in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a means of social and political unity amongst Global South...

@British Biscuit - My guess is that the partition could take place around the same time. One item that could alter the date further is the fate of Gandhi, and whether or not he is assassinated. Apparently he was interested a more peaceful partition...

If anything consider it a significant threat, similar to the situation in Yugoslavia and Albania in the 1990s. Consider that the collapse of the Soviet Union was seen as an excuse to conduct ethnic cleansing. In this situation, this would certainly could be related to the "War on Terror", with...

Here are a few PODs to continue changing things: August 9, 1965: Singapore is turned over to the Great Malaysian Federation (GMF) fueling political and sectarian tensions with the Peoples' Republic of China in Beijing,... April 9, 1975: Chinese military forces attempt to seize Southwest Cay...

Actually, Mao Tse-tung and Zhou En-lai were quite active in their support of the Non-Aligned Movement in OTL, starting in 1955. Chiang Kai-shek didn't express any interest until his death in c. 1976.

So what happens when this happens? And yes, these are all PODs that are actually doable in the TL: February 8, 1961: Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser announces the opening of its nuclear facility at Inshas, Egypt, signaling the intent for nuclear weapons development of the country...

Another thing to consider is that the presence of the alliance forces a discussion on race , economic class, and religion. As unwieldy as these alliances are, they actually exist and are based around the development of such issues. One thing that will make big difference, what happens when...

Actually it's about giving that same alliance greater recognition and success.

Sounds good. If anything, it isn't completely impossible, as seen by the establishment of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_of_African_Unity And the current African Union, established in 2002...

Definitely drop some names and dates as to how it can be achieved. If anything, this could definitely make the African continent very interesting...

And if you look at the map provided by the Global South, it does feature India and China in prominent positions, despite their geographical positions: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_South#/media/File%3ANorth_South_divide.svg

Another way is to have him assassinated before he starts displaying authoritarian tendencies. An assassination tends to make people gloss over the historical record of leaders, and can easily be blamed on the "dreaded colonialist leaders"...