On the day of Indira Gandhi's assassination, the Princess Royal(Anne) was in India for an official visit. That same day, she was actually supposed to have dinner with Indira.
In this ATL, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh aren't on shift together in the morning but in the evening. The time does not affect their plans in their slightest. When evening arrives, Princess Anne greets meets Indira at her residence for dinner. Before they dine, Indira decides to show Princess around the gardens of her house. Princess Anne, Indira Gandhi and the latter's entourage are touring the Prime Minister's residence.
Satwant and Beant take this opportunity to strike. They open fire on Indira Gandhi. For some reason, the two are far more indiscriminate in their firing than they were in the OTL. This results in some of Indira's entourage getting shot as well. Also shot is Princess Anne, fortunately a non-lifethreatening wound.
How does this affect things?
One idea I have is that this results in Margaret Thatcher deciding to start an overt program of the British Army training and advising the Indian army in counterinsurgency to combat the Khalistan movement.
In this ATL, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh aren't on shift together in the morning but in the evening. The time does not affect their plans in their slightest. When evening arrives, Princess Anne greets meets Indira at her residence for dinner. Before they dine, Indira decides to show Princess around the gardens of her house. Princess Anne, Indira Gandhi and the latter's entourage are touring the Prime Minister's residence.
Satwant and Beant take this opportunity to strike. They open fire on Indira Gandhi. For some reason, the two are far more indiscriminate in their firing than they were in the OTL. This results in some of Indira's entourage getting shot as well. Also shot is Princess Anne, fortunately a non-lifethreatening wound.
How does this affect things?
One idea I have is that this results in Margaret Thatcher deciding to start an overt program of the British Army training and advising the Indian army in counterinsurgency to combat the Khalistan movement.