1947

This thread is inspired by another one “What was the best case scenario for Afghanistan” but also fits in well alongside the recent one by Sardar, “Powerful India’s effects on the Cold War in Asia and the Middle East?” Many people inevitably come down heavy on Pakistan, on this forum, and its...

For this discussion, let us assume the India comes out of WW2 unpartitioned, as that is the easiest way to get India to be more powerful than OTL. Could be Jinnah stays in England, or dies somehow, or Gandhi tries to accommodate Muslims in the INC more; or even just having the British consult...

Churchill wins the election in 1945 over Clement Attlee. He was a man who was very fond of the Empire, and not so fond of giving colonies their independence. What goes down with Indian independence? Can he successfully resist their demands? If a war of independence breaks out due to British...

If the mutiny is avoided or at least free of Mughal involvement how ASB would it be that there exists a Pakistan movement that rallies behind the Mughal dynasty and wishes to create a constitutional monarchy? What would the implications of such a Mughal Pakistan be and how would it align...

Say that the Maharaja acts decisively and decides to join India instead of prevaricating. So that by August Kashmir joins with India instead of waiting till the rebellion in October. How does this affect Indo-Pak relations? India’s development? Do India and Pakistan still go to war perhaps over...

How could Bangladesh (probably would be called ITTL East Bengal or just Bengal) be independent from the start in 1947, and be an Islamic Republic like Pakistan?