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Now now, consider this. As in China, Thailand, and Vietnam, puppet governments were successfully set up actively supported the government of Japan, as was the case with Manchuko. So the occuption of India wouldbe supported by the Indians, who would view the Japanese as liberators and the British as agressors. Remember, the Indians readily supported Britain during World War I because they were proud to be a member of the empire, and thought they if they contributed heavily, Britain would grant them home rule, not independence. When that didn't happen, the Indians sought independence which following World War II became an achievable aim thanks to a weakened British Empire.