The Federal Republic of India is a federal republic which occupies much of the subcontinent of its namesake. It is led by President Rajendra Prasad, direct successor of the nation's father Mahatma Gandhi. Born from the collapse of the British Empire following its defeat in the Weltkrieg, the country's leaders and intelligentsia formed a coaliton to expel colonial interests, whose central power collapsed soon enough. During World War II, Gandhi returned from his exile to unite India's princedoms and republics into a single nation, opposed by many of India's muslims and the southern princes. He was partially successful, though these wars of unification likely inspired the assassin who struck him down in 1948. Ethnic divisions have brought the newly born country to the brink of collapse numerous times.
India is a poor country with ambitions of democracy and prosperity. However, its leaders are keen and strategically minded. The country has chosen not to pick sides in the Cold War; it has helped the Soviets build a railway from New Delhi to Moscow, while American capital flows into its newly built factories and manufacturing plants. Only the People's Republic of China poses any sort of military threat to them, but the downfall of Mao Zedong has quelled that fear. Their only real enemy is the Oceanykan pirate threat, which leeches off its exponentially growing trade with the world, as well as its two immediate neighbours with whom the Republic has loose ties.