is India involved during world war 2?
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India in World War II \nDuring the World War 2, the Provinces of India, being imperial colonies of Great Britain, were by default a part of the Allies of World War II. Several Indian princely states, within the British Raj, provided large donations to the Allies to combat the threat of Nazism and Fascism. India sent millions of troops to fight the Axis Powers in South East Asia, North Africa and southern Europe. The Army of India played a crucial role in checking the advance of the Imperial Japan in South Asia and was the only major Allied nation in Asia.\n\n\nThe Indian stance\nThe Indian National Congress, led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru, was opposed to Fascism, Nazism and colonialism. Gandhi, in an open letter to Adolf Hitler, preached for tolerance. Several other Indian leaders and politicians, expressed concerns over the rise of Fascism and Nazism and supported the British cause.\n\nHowever, the Congress pointed out the inherent contradiction in the British argument of going to war with Nazi Germany for the sake of freedom, since India was denied that same freedom. It was because of this hypocrisy of the British Government, that the Congress refused to join forces with the British Army to fight against the Axis Powers until India was granted independence. Britain could not afford to loose India, its most prized possesion, especially when it was facing war on all fronts. In 1939, the British Governor-General of India, declares India's entry into the World War 2 without consulting prominent Indian leaders.\n\nAnother school of thought led by Subhash Chandra Bose of the Indian National Army (INA) allied itself with the Axis based on the principle that "An enemy's enemy is a friend" rather than ideology. The Axis powers recognised the INA as the legitimate rulers of India.\n\n\nArmy of India involvement\n\nThe North African theatre\nThe British government meanwhile sent Indian troops to fight in West Asia and northern Africa against the Axis. India was also made into a nation to produce essential goods such as food and uniforms. Ores were mined to support the war much to the consternation of Indians. Pre-Independence India provided the largest "volunteer" force (1.2 million) of any nation during World War II.\n\n\nWar in Burma\nAs a result of Japanese invasion of Burma and the prioritising of military over civilian, a mass famine occurred in Bengal, with 3 million people starving to death in 1943.\n\n\nThe Indian National Army\n\n\n\n\nCapture of Indian territory\nBy 1942, neighbouring Burma was invaded by Japan. By then it had already captured the Indian Andaman and Nicobar Islands. India was now faced with a hostile enemy at its gates. As a major possession of the United Kingdom, Japan looked to invade India and stamp out the economy which had so far fueled the Allies. Japan ceded the Andaman and Nicobar islands to the INA on October 21, 1943. In March 1944, Japan made an invasion into India's eastern borders and moved as far as taking Kohima in Nagaland.\n\n\nRecapture of Axis occupied territory\nMeanwhile the Japanese were facing stiff resistances in the Pacific front. Hence they moved their troops eastwards leaving the INA to defend the captured Indian territory. Harsh weather and disease also took its toll on the Japanese. In 1944, a resurgent United Kingdom recaptured the INA occupied lands. Later that year Japan surrendered.\n\nBy 1945 the war had ended. Indians pressed the British for independence as they had earlier promised. On August 15, 1947, India was declared a free nation.
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India is Asian country
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The question:\n\nWould we have joined World War Two if Japan hadn't attacked Pearl Harbor?\n\nThe answer:\n\nCheck it out here; it's really interesting: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=Ai6fsEgESenbEPC2ThudBXEjzKIX?qid=1006041013039
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Wikipedia's article Participants in World War II lists them all and their level of participation. The combatants were the Allies namely Great Britain and its empire/Commonwealth, the US, USSR, France and China and others. It was opposed by the Axis led by Nazi Germany, Japan and Fascist Italy.
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If you checked you would find that India is already has nukes. Russia isn't really in good enough shape to help anyone out. Although selling arms is becoming a big export business in Russia. Glad its a hypothetical question. I can't figure out who or why anyone would attack India.
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I think India is playing games with George Bush.\n\nSee link below:
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1st of all the facts need to be put in front of people before answering the question with misguiding facts. In fact it was the Hindu Maharajah of Kashmir who was forcefully compelled to sign on document of merging the then state of Jummu and Kashmir with the union of India. This pact was against the wishes of india who stood against the Raja and started fighting against. If we look back into the history of those days we will come to find that the Britishers were also involved in the game. As per principles of the Indian division muslim majority areas were to form the Pakistan while the areas where other communities are in majority were to be included in remaining india. Based on this principle Gurdaspur and ferozpure and other muslim majority areas should have been included in Pakistan, but Mr. Red-Cliff the so called judge and head of boundary commission in order to provide a way to india to Kashmir throuhg Gurdaspur these muslim majority areas where included in india and biggest migration of the century took place in which almost two million people where mascared in east punjab. The story did not end here, the brutalities continuied in all parts of the so called secular state of the world. \n\nThen the world saw another face of so called greatest democracy of the world. The case was put in front of UN by the india itself, after being force by the libration of the people of the state. Although the Russian were backing the indian cause in UN by going far ahead the world was compelled to regard the rights of Kashmiris and it was unanimously decided the UN security council that the fate of the state will decided upon wishes of the people of the state. There will be an option voting for the people of the state whether they want join india or pakistan. It is worthwhile to mention here that there was no 3rd option in the both the UN resolutions on Kashmir. I respect a lot toi the great Jawar Lal Nehru as leader who guided india in its early days of independence, he also accpeted these UN resolutions publically. But later on he refused to accpet the genuine right of the people.\n\nIt is 1988 and now the people of the state started a military struggle for their freedom which was later dominated by the so called Jihadis. Now there are also vioces in the valley for the 3rd option (Kashmiris should neither join Pak nor India, they should have their own country). Although pakistan does not accept this option, but in my own view this should by an option for the people and if they wanna excercise they should be able to do so. \n\nAt last fighting has never been an option / solution for the problems both india and pakistan fought almost 5 wars on this contentious issue but ... we dont have a solution yet. Dialouge and negtiations are the only ways of solving all the issues but both the parties should have postive frame of mind for the resulotion of all the matters and there should be will for solving the problems of sufferng Kashmiris.
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India was not independent in 1943, so it did not have any ambassadors.
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No - the holocaust started long before the whole world got involved in the war -- Just Google the word holocaust and you will learn the sad grisly truth
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Bush should have outsource this war to India
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it was called world war II because it involved most of the world goggle ww2 & you will see all the countries involved & attacked
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WW1 was about world leadership with japan so we are told and WW2 was about Hitler
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World war 2. Around 1938. Time of hitler coming to power.
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There's a pretty detailed list of events in the Pacific\ntheater for WW2 at reference #1.  However, it begins\nwith 1941.\n\nAnswers.com has a summary of the Pacific portion of WWII\nwhere they explain many events which lead up to the war\n(covering the period before 1941), followed by an \nexplicit list of events from 1941 on.\n\nThere's a history of WW2 at reference #2, and if you look\nfor the heading: "East Asia and the Pacific", it lists\nseveral specific events between 1937 and 1941 which\nwere related to the war (ie. Japan's attack on  China\non July 7, 1937; the Battle of Shanghai; the signing of\nthe Tripartite Pact on 27 September, 1940, etc).
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Depends on your use of the term "Asian".  The British Army has always been proud to count among its numbers Asian representatives from the Commonwealth Countries.  Ghukas, Indians (no Pakistan them days) and many others have served under our colours.  As far as I can tell there were not many Asian units involved iin D-Day as people like the 2nd Indian Army were fully involved in the campaign in Italy and Burma.  If these "Asians" home countries were not part of the Commonwealth or were not directly involved in this phase of the war then it is not beyond reason for them not to recognise what is to us a key historic event.\n\nHow many Asian battle grounds can you name?
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During the 1930s, Germany, Italy, and Japan tried to build world empires at the expense of others.  This resulted in a world war as other nations attempted to stop them.  World War II was the most destructive war in human history and became a turning point in history as is resulted in the division of the world into two competing political ideologies: Democracy and Communism.\n\nRise of Fascism\nFascism is the rule of a people by a dictatorial government that is both nationalistic and imperialistic.  Fascist are also anti-communist.  Fascism rose in Italy and Germany due to a severe economic depression that caused widespread poverty.  Benito Mussolini in Italy, and Adolf Hitler in Germany both promised solutions to these problems, and were able to win the support of the masses as they took absolute control over their countries.  Imperialistic goals in Italy, Germany, and Japan resulted in the start of World War II. \n\nThe War\nGermany, Italy, and Japan formed the Axis Powers and waged war against the Allies, composed of Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union.  The war was waged across the globe, with major battles taking place in Europe, North Africa, and various Pacific Islands.  War in Europe ended after the destruction of Germany in the Spring of 1945, and ended in the Pacific after the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in August of that same year.  World War II is a turning point because it marks the beginning of the Nuclear Age, and because it resulted in the creation of the two Superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States. \n\nRebuilding Japan and Germany\nRather than repeat the mistake made by the Versailles Treaty which severely punished Germany for World War One, the allies occupied and rebuilt Japan and Germany. During this occupation, democratic governments were established and infrastructure destroyed during the war was rebuilt. West Germany and Japan would go on to become very competitive economically, often being ranked and compared to the United States.\n\nColonialism Ends\nAfter World War Two, self-determination was extended beyond Europe to regions across the world. Former colonial possessions of European nations such as India and French Indochina became sovereign nations, establishing their own governments.\n\nDemocracy vs. Communism\nAfter the war, the United States and other democratic nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was a military alliance against communism.  The Soviet Union, which had gained control of most of Eastern Europe during the war, formed the Warsaw Pact, a military alliance against NATO.  This period of conflict between democratic and communist countries is known as the Cold War.  The two Superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, dominated world events for nearly 50 years after the end of the war.
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unfortunately not.  Too many people in India compared to US.  Unless India attacks america and occupy its land...they stands no chance.  There are very few countries in the world that did invade other coutries and occupied land.  India and China are two such countries.  No wonder why these two countries are now  over crowded.