WI: INDIA A US ALLY DURING COLD WAR

kernals12

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India isn't stuck stagnating under various forms of socialism for decades, for one.

It also means that some of that industry, aid and investment that in OTL, went to China, may ITTL go to India... and ironically, the US/West would have less to fear about the rise of an Indian superpower, than they would Japan/China. A rising power in East Asia will always come into conflicts with the USA over the Pacific Rim... but India more or less may have the chance to turn the Indian Ocean into its own sphere of influence.
Just because India has a different foreign policy ITTL doesn't mean it has a different economic system.
 

BigBlueBox

Banned
Btw does this butterfly Soviet sino split and sino American understanding during the Nixon era ???
It may or may not butterfly the Sino-Soviet Split, but its guaranteed to keep the USA and PRC as enemies for the rest of the Cold War - which due to butterflies could still be going on to the present day.
 
Now if Pakistan turns to the USSR which I think is unlikely given the fact that west Pakistan was and is conservative and capitalist in culture as opposed to east Pakistan which is liberal and socialist
If They can ally with the Atheist Communist Chinese. They can ally with the Soviets.
India and china had a war during the 60s it was brief but if that spiraled out of control then America would definantly back them to the hilt which would make relations much better.
It can't go beyond skirmishes as the fighting takes place in the World's tallest mountains.

Say if by a long shot the Indian army liberate Tibet (although why would India do such a thing is beyond me)it has the means to do so given the fact that India had access to aksai chin which is very strategically important with regards to Tibet ,
No it doesn't Himalayan mountains are in the way.
 
Only thing I disagree with is the blue water navy in the Indian Ocean being a concern, given the USA mainly concerns itself with the Atlantic and Pacific. Especially given India is an ally.
Having India in SEATO does change things.

India could have as many old Essex carriers as they could afford, and with US purchased airgroup on them.
 
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