India (No China)

India is a nation in South Asia. It is border by Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan to the north, Afganistan to the northwest and Burma to the northeast. It is the richest country in Asia and a potential superpower. Its capital is Calcutta, however the largest city is Bombay.

History
India is home to the earliest advanced society in Asia, the Indus Valley Civilisation.

Throughout its history, India has been the mightiest empire in all of Asia. Silk was invented during the Sathavana dynasty in Central India. Multiple kingdoms taking the area of India today were the factors in the Silk Road, the first ever trading route in history.

By the 8th and 9th centuries, South Indian culture and political systems were exported to lands that became part of modern-day Burma, Daiviet, Cambodia, Champa, Philippines and Indonesia. As the result, the cultures of Southeast Asian countries today are heavily dominated by Indian culture.

Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was established and ruled by a Muslim dynasty with Turco-Mongol Chagatai roots from Central Asia in 1526.

The Mughal Empire at its peak extended over nearly all of the Indian subcontinent and parts of Afghanistan.

The fall of the Mughal Empire and the verge of colonization
The Mughal Empire which was dominating a large part of the Indian subcontinent began to fall apart in the 1680's. The Maratha Empire were one of the key factors in the fall of the Mughal Empire, and bagan dominating a quite much of the subcontinent in the 1730's.

However, during that time, European trading companies have been placed in much of the subcontient (and Burma). Staring at Bengal in 1756, much of the land has been slowly in control of the British East Indian Company.

Republic
The Republic of India was founded after the 1800 revolution in the falling Maratha Empire. It was a nationalist movement to overthrow the Maratha dynasty. The goverment, despite loosely stopped the Company rule from spanning into its territories, failed to stop the company rule in Bengal and southern India.

World War II
India technically served as an Allied power during World War II.

In 1937, both the Republic of India and British India got invaded by the Burma Empire during World War II. They successfully captured Bengal and other parts of Eastern India and the island of Ceylon.

After the Burmese surrender in 1975, British India was granted independance and was annexed to the Republic of India.

Government
India is a federation with a parliamentary system governed under the Constitution of India, which serves as the country's supreme legal document. It is a constitutional republic and representative democracy.

Demographics
India is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world.