Hello dear members,
I know there is some members who a have good knowledge about India and I have some question for a Partitioned Indian Independence.
The goal is make some hypothesis.
Some former discussion on the subject:
https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/alternate-partition-of-british-india.246571/
https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/balkanized-india-with-a-post-independence-pod.98791/
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Here is a very quick summary of the setting in 1945 (based on my first book):
Germany has been defeated in May 1945.
Japan military government has been overthrown in January 1944 and the new government signed a peace with allied.
In India, the Ledo-Imphal area is in the hands of Azad Hind.
Even if the war is finished, few thousand of Indians move to Azad Hind controlled region.
The anticommunism is Western Europe and Japan is stronger than ever.
What is going to happen?
All the Allies want to be sure that India didn’t become communist, but have not the same interest in the region.
Japan support its Azad hind allied which declared the “Bengal Republic” and are in talk with Hyderabad for business. They are ready to support the independence of Hyderabad because there is a lot of money to take.
Indian (Hindu & Muslim) start to ask for independence in 1945.
UK is ready to support the independence of India as whole are multiple country as far they are not communist.
Trigger:
Gandhi is killed by a Muslim between 1945/47. As retaliation Muslims are massively targeted in Hindu majority area and Hindu are targeted in Muslim majority area.
It starts a spiral of violence, minority move in safer area (where they are majority).
Bengal Republic (try to) protects both in its area of influence.
Goals:
Get Bengal Republic still independents by our time.
Get Hyderabad still independents.
Get Pakistan as OTL.
Get Tamil Nadu independents (in a form or another).
Get Kerala independents (in a form or another).
Get Madras Presidency independents (in a form or another).
Get Karnaka independents (in a form or another).
The rest of India is Hindustan Republic.
Get Sikh violent independentism movement in Hindustan.
Get Naxalite–Maoist insurgency more or less as OTL.
Here is a (very quick) map:
http://sta.sh/0b8bce57z4i
Bonus:
Goa or other small “colonial territory” independents.
Guidelines:
As you see, I didn’t give too much background.
The goal is to get something ultra-realist but also to avoid big ASB stuff.
So let’s discuss and share idea.
Many thanks to all members who will participate and help. And sorry for my English which is still far from being perfect.