Nazis and Brahmans

OK, first I'm fully aware that Germany gaining control of India is ASB...no point in argument there...

BUT, for the sake of discussion, I have to assume the Nazi high command considered it possible and planned accordingly.

How did the Nazis plan on dealing with the Indian population? Here's a group with a definate claim on "Aryan" descent...possibly moreso than Germans! There's even the widespread use of the swastika as a holy symbol! How did Ayran cultists plan to address that little hiccup in their manufactured cosmology? Declare them "untermenschen half breeds"? Accept them as de jura (but not de facto) "brothers"? Just maintain the caste system with themselves on top?

Inquiring warped minds want to know...
 
AFAIK there were no plans for a conquest of India. That was part of the Japanese sphere (though Hitler also offered it to Stalin, generous soul that he was).

Of course, the Nazis were into colonial policy the way some of us are into alternate history, so we have a large amount of material to make comparisons. The general idea was a separation of the races within a hierarchical system that emphasised cultural essentialism and discouraged social mobility in any direction. The Brahmans would be the perfect local administrator class while the various 'martial castes' would be welcomed as auxiliaries. Of course, any Brahman who actually tried to rise above his station might find the results unpleasant.

we have to remember that the Nazis didn't really have a consistent policy, just a few guiding principles. Much depended on the man on the spot, and India would be a plum for any faction. As long as they don't have it,. of course, the Nazi elite will be happy to treat the Brahmans lilke royalty. Lesser races that aren't actually present in large numbers were not felt to be a problem.
 
Ah, thanks, Carlton. Very informative!

I was always curious about how they'd deal with the whole "Ayran" thing...based on what you've stated perhaps we're looking at some sort of official recognition of the Brahmans while establishing "pure [German] aryans" as the true rulers, but as you say alot will depend on the local administrators.
 
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