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Above is the flag of the Communist Party Of India, which holds power in 3 states there today. How would the world change if since independence India was the marxist state and China (PRC) was the democracy. India is the world's largest democracy, with half the world's population who live under a democracy living there, it's also set to outpopulate The PRC shortly. My understanding is that at independence and throughout his rule Nehru was non-aligned more so than anything else.
Under a democratic dispensation could PRC have survived as a unitary state at all? It's population couldn't be as restricted to the 1 child policy for sure.
Under communist rule would India and Pakistan have divided and what would have become ultimately of Bangladesh.
Would a Marxist India have fallen out with A Stallinist USSR as PRC did?
would the dominoe theory in Asia have been in play at all?
Would we have had a nuclear war?
Would the Brits feel honour bound to stick their snouts in?
Could India become a dominant sports power? Imagine a marxist state good at cricket and field hockey and much more?
Could India have client states? As China did in N.Korea and Albania?
India is often regarded as the biggest English speaking nation, Imagine a large English speaking marxist state.
Any possibility trotskyism would dominate Stallinism here or that you could have a uniquely Indian form of communism?
IOTL there was as per usual a big split in the Indian Communist party.
They have had support in Keraela sorry about the mispelling which has a large Christian population, as far as I know?
What happens to Hinduism and Hindu nationalism under a marxist India?
Finally How can Such an India and such a China come about?
Surely also a free market system would appear in this new India before IOTL 1979 PRC.
Oh and what of Nepal, Tibet (the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Budhism) and Buthan?
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