India

**India** or officially, the **Republic of India**, is a country on the Realm, currently occupied by the Greater Teutonic Realm as a "trust territory". The mainland sits adjacent to Bog Harbor, the largest city in Japan, as well as the territory of New New Jersey and Alabama, both holdings of the People's Democratic Republic of Dexistan. India was led by President Subhas Bose, however, he relinquished control on August 29th, 2021 to the Greater Teutonic Realm as he travelled on a lone trek through the mountains of India, dying weeks later in an isolated shack. A notable feature of the country is the massive Indian Arms Association tower looming over its territory, a hub of commerce and an economic pillar of India. India's capital city, Tabu, is a populous city with a sizeable population of around 1.3 million people. India has warm relations with the CAA and virtually all UN nations. There are two land regions occupied under India with one of them being primarily a military base.

   One of the most distinct and prominent companies on the Realm is the Indian Arms Association. It is one of the biggest supplier of aircrafts, naval ships, and other military needs to the entire Realm. The main religion of India is Hinduism with Offlinism being a close second at 27% of the population. The general populace of India are nationalistic given they only gained independence in 1946 as a united political entity after nearly a thousand years of occupation by various countries including Japan and the Empire of Spawn.

## History

The first traces of Indian civilization stretch back into prehistory with the first discovered objects being rudimentary tools around roughly 100,000 BE. The first kingdoms, including the Indus River Valley civilization, began to emerge in 4000 BE with Hinduism emerging as a coherent religion in 2000 BE. After nearly a millennia of warring kingdoms, the Indian landmass consolidated into three kingdoms, the Indo-Aryan north, now called Modiania, the Chuckic-influenced southwestern empire of Furryland, and the Memeologist southeastern nation of Muria (not to be confused with Negromuria).

In 1023 AE, the Empire of Spawn intervened in a war between Furryland and Muria, using their superior weaponry and tactics (while introducing horses to the subcontinent) to overwhelm Muria. They then absorbed Furryland as a protectorate and turned their sights to the remaining kingdom of Modiania. Starting in 1041, the Spawnish Empire fought Modiania in a protracted and lengthy conflict, lasting nearly 30 years. Eventually with both sides exhausted and demoralized, a conditional peace was agreed upon wherein the Empire of Spawn would receive a portion of Modianian tax revenue and a buffer zone composed of Modian and Murian land in exchange for military cooperation, technology sharing, and of course, sovereignty.

The Spawn Empire ruled most of India for nearly 600 years as they attempted to convert the population to Brickism and assimilate the residents to both the bureaucracy and the culture of the Spawn Empire to little effect. In 1621, the Shogunate of Japan declared war on the Spawn Empire and initiated a rapid invasion of India, quickly overwhelming the meagre Spawnish garrison and the militia, composed of local volunteers. Japan initiated a complete invasion of Modiania after the conquest of Spawnish lands, swiftly winning the war. Japan quickly annexed the entire subcontinent as a full territory of the Shogunate and would rule relatively peacefully for almost 300 years.

After centuries of Japanese rule, the Shogunate of Japan collapsed into civil war in 1917, losing all of its colonies in the process. The subcontinent collapsed into warring states for the second time in its history with many city states and practically feudal holdings. Through a combination of conquest, diplomacy, and simple dynastic succession, the states began to consolidate and in 1939, a special conference was called to negotiate the formation of a single Indian state. After seven years of diplomatic negotiations with hundreds of actors in play, the Republic of India was formed on August 15th, 1946.

The nation remained a stable and growing democracy, narrowly avoiding a famine in the 1950s through agricultural innovations, developing large amounts of industry. In 1988, after years of economic stagnation and growing tensions between Hindus and Memeologists, the democratically-elected Indian National Congress was overthrown via a coup by several members of the military. It proclaimed a "national unity" government and its main professed goal was to keep tensions between the two main religious groups of the country to a minimum.

They violently suppressed civil unrest from both groups, nearly leading to a popular uprising but averting it with economic reforms. The country entered into a period of isolation where the country was largely self-sufficient and it did not bother itself with foreign affairs. After the death of the charismatic general and primary leader of the coup, Negroni Chandran, in 2017, the coalition began to fall apart at its seams. Riots soon rocked the country as the death toll from bad harvests mounted. In March 2020, amidst severe riots and an imminent famine, Subhas Bose, a popular general couped the National Unity government and proclaimed the restoration of the Republic of India.

Bose quickly departed from isolation and began a vast military rearmament. A swift crackdown on Memeologist dissent satisfied the Hindu majority and the aversion of a large famine using imports and farm subsidies immortalized Subhas Bose as a great leader of the Indian people. His party, the Indian National Front for Development and Prosperity (INF) won in a landslide in the Lok Sabha elections in May 2020 and he has since consolidated his power and support base since, forming his country into a pseudo-autocracy, although the Realm Democracy Index ranks it as a "hybrid regime".

## Relations

India is currently allies with the CAA, being extremely close to Japan, as both countries have Offlinism as a major religion. The country also had grown a military alliance with Tibet before its destruction, sharing different technologies and tactics with each other following intermittent periods of tension. They have assisted the CAA in most conflicts as such India is also allies with the GTR, Dexistan, and the Confederate States of America. India is currently using Kazakhstan, a Teutonic military installation alongside Japan as a base to hold aircraft and personnel.

## Military

### Military History

India has currently only fought in the Second Realm War as its military build up has only been recent, following their internal coup and subsequent exit of isolation in March of 2020. They fought on the winning side of the CAA and its allies against Albania, Arstotzka, and Tibet. India had large fleets of aircraft as well as sizeable amounts of battleships and troop transports prepared to invade Tibet since December 2020 due to various border disputes and alleged violations. This crisis had since subsided and India began to enjoy warm relations with Tibet before its destruction and division in August 2021. India has currently not fought outside of the Second Great Realm War but they possess a substantial military in all respects and could compete with practically any nation on the Realm including the Great Powers of the GTR, Japan, and Dexistan.

### Military Strength

India currently boasts one of the most powerful air forces in the Realm. They have a vast amount of aircraft fighters and as well as several aircraft carriers. India has over 7,000 military aircraft, a number that far exceeds any other airforce (Japan is a distant runner-up) and the government has plans to increase its number. India does not have a very large ground army with only 50,000 soldiers active and ready and does not have any public plans to increase its ground strength. India does have a substantially large navy and is currently building it up as preparation for potential international conflict. The Indian Army is currently building another base near the Negev, a possession of New Israel. As expected, the military takes up a massive amount of the state budget, closing in on 50% of total state spending.