Madras

Flag of Madras (Provisional)

Madras, Officially the Federal Republic of Madras, Is a small regional power in Southern India. Unlike its neighbors it is a Federal republic and is the bastion of democracy in India. This fact has caused friction with it's ally Travancore but Mysore has kept them from each-others throats. Madras was the first nation to rebel from the Princely Federation after the crowning of the new emperor and formalized its independence witch had been already growing within said federation. Madras did not participate in the Second Weltkrieg and currently serves as the leader of the southern Indian nations along with Travancore and Ceylon. Madras aligns with the Greater East Asian Co-Propsperity sphere however it still feels salty about co-operation with the Entente. Madras has a large spy agency looking into destabilizing the Radical Socialist dictatorship to the north.

## History

Madras in 1936 held a special status within the Princely Federation. When the British Raj collapsed the people of Madras had declared their presidency as independent and themselves as a new republic within India. However with the Princely Federation forming to the north Madras was forced into a corner with nowhere to go as the Reichspakt was busy in China. Thus Madras signed a deal where it would join the Federation with the right to leave it as an autonomous region. This caused some controversy in the Federation but was ultimately accepted for the trade ports in the region. Back to 1936 Madras was doing well in stability compared to the rest of the federation and was the leader of a more liberal force in the federation. But in 1938 with the instability having cause several incidents in the government a new vote was held where an "Emperor of India" was crowned. This cause widespread protests in Madras who decided to use its clause to secede from the federation. However the Emperor was not to give up so easily and he declared war on Madras to bring it back into the fold. This sparked a chain of events where the powerful southern princes broke away from the Federation. This opportunity was taken by the Bharatiya commune who declared war of the federation. This was followed by the Dominion of India who declared war on both. Madras, Mysore, and Travancore would stabilize their front line against the Federation while commune forces rolled across the border. The Fall of Hyderabad in November would cause the short lived empire to break apart and large swaths of it were occupied. As a temporary way to keep their independence the three southern nations decided not to take land and seek the protection of Germany. Germany would gladly give it to them in order to combat syndicalism. But in 1943 with the Second Weltkrieg ongoing Japan would attack the Maldives and Ceylon taking them from the German Empire. The three nations would negotiate with Japan giving up resource and trade concessions in return for a guarantee of Independence. This kept India at bay as Madras began operations to subvert the dictator. In 1947 a treaty would be signed in Singapore where the Maldives and Ceylon where to be released as independent nations. While originally the German trade ports where to be ceded to their respective nations, Madras requested them to stay to be able to trade with Germany. However with the new Kalterkrieg across the world the nations look for a more stable footing and are looking towards the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere for protection from India. But also plans are being drawn up to unify the three nations in the South of India. However different views between Travancore and Madras have delayed this process and will take the mediation of Mysore to prevent the plan from failing entirely.

## Military

While Madras is not the strongest nation in Southern India it is by far the most advanced technologically. It's army is well equipped and modernized compared to its neighbors, albeit it is smaller because of this. Its navy consists mostly of cruisers witch are similar to those fielded by Portugal in 1944. And while Madras does not have an air force it is getting close to constructing some air craft.