Dutch East Indies without WW2

The Dutch had done a pretty good job of squashing the independence movement, but it seems highly unlikely that it wouldn't reemerge within a few years. It really depends on what is going on in the outside world, WW2 caused tremendous damage to the colonial powers, but the fundamental weaknesses in the colonial model are still there. I think it's quite possible that a Nationalist China, if it remains unmolested by Japan, an independent India (which seems pretty hard to stop by the '20s IMO, though it could be slowed down), or even Imperial Japan itself would start giving quite a lot of direct material support to the other Asian nations still under European rule. I could even see the US or maybe even Australia participating in some form of decolonisation, if only to deny influence to a hostile Japan or perhaps China.

A lack of outright Japanese invasion will have enormous influence on what sort of country Indonesia actually becomes independent as well. OTL 'Indonesia' as a concept did not really exist until the 20's, and what that concept included or excluded was really not clear until at least the end of Konfrontasi. The DEI may be split up into numerous different states, an independent West Papua and Aceh come to mind, or perhaps there may be an even larger nation, including Malaysia, Brunei, and perhaps even the Philippines, though these are probably pretty unlikely. A peaceful independence will have dramatically different ramifications to the war of OTL as well. Perhaps a stronger or weaker communist influence, and perhaps the Indos don't leave on mass either (big source of moderately well educated people vis a vie the average Indonesian circa 1950). Peaceful independence almost certainly means a much richer country at the beginning.

It's hard to make any concrete predictions, given the enormous influence that the outside world will have on the ultimate fate of the country. Do the Dutch still suffer German invasion? I guess a basic one would be that, based on the trends until 1939, the Dutch would continue to suppress Indonesian independence, probably more successfully than say the British in India or the French in Algeria, but it's hard to see that lasting. 'Best case' though may see it continue past the 1960's, which I guess would fulfil the question in the OP.

One particular point I think would be interesting though is the influence that Japan would have on Indonesia before and after independence. Historically Japan had enormous soft power, which was spoiled during the war. Nevertheless Japan has once again become highly influential in Indonesia. The amount of Sushi, for instance, in the major cities makes one wonder who really won the war! Without the massive abuses of WW2, and perhaps with more genuine support from Japan for Indonesian independence, the relationship between the two countries could end up being incredibly close. In fact a scenario where Japan does not become Imperialist for whatever reason but still modernises would be very interesting to explore, given the enormous leadership opportunities for Asia that were squandered by Japan due to its warring.
 
If Japan never invaded the Dutch East Indies, what would have happened to the colony in the 50s and 60s?
Well it depends on a couple of things. First of all does the european part of WWII still happen? Is the Netherlands still occupied by Nazi Germany? Is Japan still athreat even if it doesn't reach Indonesia? We realy need an answer to these questions to make a more concrete answer.

That said, the colonial situation in Indonesia is unsustainable. I suspect that independence will still happen, only a couple of years later, in the 50's or at last in the 60's. The end result might be different though. Places like the southern Maluku islands and Papua will probably be independent from Indonesia (like they should be) and possibly some other parts as well, like an independent Aceh.
 
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