So, Germany knocks the USSR out of the war by taking Moscow in 1941 and the Caucasus in 42-43. The Allies invade Italy, fail (subsequently Italy doesn't leave the Axis), and try for Japan next, invading it (with a lot of nukes) in 45-46. Japan never surrenders, its remaining territory waging a guerrilla war against Allied troops in Japan proper and in Korea-Manchuria.
The war now enters a stalemate. The USSR can't break german defenses in the Volga, and the WAllies can't set troops in Europe. A situation akin to the AANW develops, with confrontation being only some naval combats here and there, some dogfights over the Channel, and a low-level war between the USSR and Germany in the East (like the border conflicts between the USSR and Japan in the 30's).
Now, whag would Great Britain do with India? There was already some agitation from pro-independence groups by this stage, but would the british allow the most populated part of the Empire (and one with a lot of useful resources from the war effort) leave? Would they try to keep it? How so? Would they just grant independence to India in smaller parts so they are more manageable, or would they try to supress the independentist movement and risk an uprising?
The war now enters a stalemate. The USSR can't break german defenses in the Volga, and the WAllies can't set troops in Europe. A situation akin to the AANW develops, with confrontation being only some naval combats here and there, some dogfights over the Channel, and a low-level war between the USSR and Germany in the East (like the border conflicts between the USSR and Japan in the 30's).
Now, whag would Great Britain do with India? There was already some agitation from pro-independence groups by this stage, but would the british allow the most populated part of the Empire (and one with a lot of useful resources from the war effort) leave? Would they try to keep it? How so? Would they just grant independence to India in smaller parts so they are more manageable, or would they try to supress the independentist movement and risk an uprising?