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United Indian Republic

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The United Indian Republic is the second most populous nation on planet Earth, located in Asia. India's capital and largest city is Delhi. The country is known for its rulers; namely the Aeria family, specifically King Polaris and Queen Aurora, who own the Aeria India Company which has a major monopoly in various — or even most — sectors of the Indian economy. They are the de facto rulers of India, despite the fact India also has an active parliament. The parliaments' motions are often blocked by Polaris and Aurora, who are the ones who maintain actual control over the country.

History

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This part only covers the modern history of India. For the history of ancient, medieval, or early modern India, click here.

Early anglocorporate ruling of India (1700s-1939)

In the mid-late 18th century, India was not one unified nation, and instead was divided between various smaller nations. The most prominent and powerful of these nations were the Maratha Confederacy, Hyderabad, and Bengal. Up until 1957, colonial forces only had ownership of ports along the coastline, and no actual major territory.

This changed on June 23th, 1757, when the East India Company (EIC) won the Battle of Plassey. The battle was a decisive victory for the company, aided by the French. Over the next two decades, the EIC would consolidate their power over Bengal, marking the first major territorial British presence in the area. Not wanting to be outdone, the Aeria India Company (AIC) — the then rival of the EIC — organised a similar offensive on the city of Mangalore. On June 29th, 1760, the AIC made a decisive victory in the Battle of Mangalore, consildating the company's power over the surrounding region.

These two events would set in motion the The Corporate Skirmish of India, in which the East India Company and Aeria India Company would compete to conquer and profit off of India as much as possible. The situation was endorsed by their British overlords, who percieved this rivalry as, quote; "an effortless way to maximize profits from our domains". This system was nicknamed anglocorporatism, mocking and referring to the particularly competitive and exceedingly exploitative nature of British colonialism.

Over the course of the following decades, the EIC and AIC would both make large territorial gains. Between 1760 and 1800, the AIC conquered North Circars, Ceylon, the Carnatic Sultanate, and the eastern half of Hyderabad. The EIC conquered the Mysore Sultanate, Cutch, and the western half of Hyderabad.

The states conquered by the companies would exist within their overlords as autonomous provinces, with the native population subdued and enslaved, while the autonomous province itself was ruled by a British 'Great Mayor'. Clients and markets in Britian would participate in the rivalry, often switching between the AIC and EIC even if the price of trade products only differed by a penny. This resulted in a vehement — and often violent — policy within both companies to reduce costs as much as possible, often in labour and transportation. This meant that the native population were paid as little as possible. In some cases, company funded transportation of trade goods was cut as it was assumed that the slaves would haul their products to the harbor themselves. Without even being given horses, Indian slaves had to carry their goods by carrying them on a wagon and pulling it over a hundred miles to and back from trade hubs. Various slaves revolted against their worsening conditions, but they were often violently subdued and sometimes killed when they did. Over the course of several decades, resistance slowly died down, though compliance never got better.

India in the Second World War & the end of the East India Company (1939-1947)

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Cold War & 21st century (1947-2005)

In 1991, Valkyrie Aeria — the son of Aurora Aeria and Polaris Aeria — was to succeed King Polaris as one of the rulers of the diarchy as he had just turned 18. Valkyrie refused to take the throne, despite pressure from his father Polaris. After seven months of conflict with his father in private and on public television, Valkyrie chose to leave the nation and moved to Australia. Valkyrie is still a part of the Indian royal family though, and is occasionally called to India for private or public matters. He has stated that he finds this to be "stupid". He supposedly still talks with his mother Aurora, but he minimises contact with his father.