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Chapter 1172 Rhapsody of the South Asian Subcontinent (First update, please subscribe)
As the capital, New Delhi does not have a long history.

59 years ago, in order to better rule India, Delhi became the capital of British India. Subsequently, British India began to build a new city in the southwest of Delhi, namely New Delhi. After India's independence, it made New Delhi its capital.

So, if it is not considered an old city, this is definitely a young city. For this reason, unlike the chaotic old cities that are full of Indian construction, New Delhi’s planning is modern, with modern streets, modern buildings, modern... Only the country is not modern.

Even though it has been independent for more than a decade, the country is still in chaos. For thousands of years, India has been a society with hundreds of princely states, with huge religious, ethnic, social and cultural differences, caste system and typical feudal agricultural society. Of course, what is more fatal is that there are more than a dozen independent countries in the heart of India - independent princely states.

Those independent princely states had their own governments, armies, banks, currency notes, and even their own joint parliaments, and their existence tore the whole of India apart.

"If India wants to develop, it must achieve unity. This unity is not achieved by force, but by peace. We must unite together to create a better future..."

Since the failure of the military adventure more than ten years ago, Nehru suddenly became a pacifist. He has been advocating peaceful reunification, common development, India's self-reliance, and other such nonsense for more than ten years, and it has worked - several small princely states joined India one after another.

Under India's guarantee, the princely states continued to maintain their rule as in the British colonial era. They lived a luxurious life and did not even have to bear any defense expenditures - all of which were borne by India, and India also promised that they would live like this forever.

In fact, most of the princely states' demands are very simple - just to continue to maintain their rule and life. As for things like becoming a strong country, they have never thought about it. Now that India is willing to promise that there will be no changes, just like in the British colonial era, how could they refuse?

In this way, after a few examples, soon, thanks to the long-term efforts of the Commissioner for State Affairs, only seven of the 39 independent states remained independent. It must be said that people are still very easy to fool.

"No one would believe Nehru's words!"

Gazing at the city outside the window and recalling the changes in the South Asian subcontinent in the past few years, Benediktov sneered secretly. As the Soviet ambassador to India, he knew very well that Nehru had been preparing for war, just for the unification of the country.

In the past decade, Nehru followed the Soviet Union's path and began to develop a series of basic and heavy industries, and nationalized a large number of enterprises related to national economy and people's livelihood.

At the same time, he visited the Soviet Union many times, and his pro-Soviet attitude won him all-round assistance from the Soviet Union. Not only did he sell new tanks and aircraft, but he also directly helped India build its defense industry.

Why did Nehru do all this?
Of course it’s for his dream of unification!
But his unification still needs support from the Soviet Union!

Benediktov stared out the window at the city and thought about the conversation that was about to take place.

A black BMW car was driving on the streets of New Delhi. The air conditioner in the car made people feel extremely comfortable. This is also the reason why BMW cars have swept the luxury cars of various countries and become the top luxury cars in the past decade. Even as the Soviet ambassador, Benediktov drove a BMW. There was no way. As a thug of the Western world, Nanyang still had a lot of good things.

Finally, the car drove into the Prime Minister's Office in New Delhi, and soon Benediktov met Nehru. As soon as the two met, Nehru immediately expressed his gratitude - just a month ago, the Soviet Union had just agreed to sell 19 MiG-19 fighters and authorized India to build a factory that could produce spare parts.

"Mr. Ambassador, with these weapons, India's security will be further guaranteed, and we can easily deal with any provocation."

While expressing his gratitude, Nehru certainly did not forget to seek further assistance. In the past few years, India has imported hundreds of millions of dollars worth of weapons from the Soviet Union. Unlike the army in history that was equipped with old weapons from World War II, the current Indian army is not only equipped with a large number of Soviet weapons, but also has Soviet advisers to help them train their troops.

What was he doing all this for?
"Mr. Prime Minister, I came here this time because I have good news to tell you."

Benediktov looked at Nehru and said:
"Moscow has decided to support India in using all necessary means to achieve national reunification."

Hearing this, Nehru felt his blood boiling. He looked at Benediktov and said:

"This, this... Please, please express my gratitude to Moscow for me!"

While speaking, he even rubbed his hands involuntarily, with an expression of excitement that was difficult to conceal. In fact, India had completed unified military preparations as early as two years ago.

But the reason why no action was taken was because there was no support from major powers.

If India wants to annex those countries, it must have a big country standing in the United Nations to speak for them, although Hyderabad and other countries have not yet joined the United Nations because of India's opposition, or in other words, at India's request, the proposals for the princely states to join the United Nations have been rejected due to the opposition of the Soviet Union and other countries. In other words, at this moment, its independent status is not recognized by the international community, which gives Indians a lot of room for maneuver.

But things are not that simple.

Having room for maneuver alone is not enough to completely solve the problem; they also need major powers to stand up and speak for them at the United Nations.

The Soviet Union was India's only option.

In the past decade or so, Nehru racked his brains to win the support of the Soviet Union, and he even almost agreed to allow the Soviet Union to establish a military base in India.

Now the sudden good news even made him feel a little unreal.

This matter was perhaps a little too easy.

"Please believe, Moscow, that India will certainly return the Soviet Union's support for us."

"Mr. Prime Minister, you are too polite. This is a decision made based on friendship!"

Benediktov was mentally prepared for Nehru's gratitude, and he continued, "And to show our support for the unification of India, we will provide you with an arms loan of no less than 5000 million rubles!"

Such a gift package... is too big!
As Prime Minister, Nehru immediately realized that the Soviets' bread might not be so easy to eat, and they must have some ulterior motives.

So he said bluntly:

"This... this is really unexpected, but is there anything I need to do?"

“Our requirements are very simple.”

Looking at Nehru in front of him, Benediktov made a request:

"We hope that you will take appropriate action before July 7."

There are only a few days left before July 7th.

Faced with this request, Nehru fell into silence. This request was too unrealistic. This was a military operation to invade several countries at the same time. Didn't they know that war takes time to prepare?
"Mr. Ambassador, this may be difficult. We need time to prepare."

"Mr. Prime Minister, you have been preparing for this for a long time and are fully capable of accomplishing this,"

As the Soviet ambassador, Benediktov was well aware of the progress of India's preparations. After all, the Soviet army had hundreds of military advisers in the Indian military who helped the Indians train their troops and make plans. They were not completely aware of the Indian army's preparations, but they were very familiar with them.

"Besides, this is exactly what Moscow needs!"

Benediktov deliberately emphasized the word "need", and Nehru, as a politician, immediately understood what he meant.

"The Russians are not helping us!"

In the Prime Minister's Office, Krishnan Menon, the Minister of Defense, said directly:

"They need us to help them divert international attention. They must be doing something else."

"Somewhere else? Where? Hungary? They are using us as a cover!"

Without waiting for the Chief of Staff to finish, Nehru said:
"None of this is important. What's important is that we need the support of the Russians. Without their support, Hyderabad and other princely states would have joined the United Nations five years ago. If this had happened, we would have had to face the reality of national division. Now, we need the support of the Russians more than ever before. We not only need their weapons, but we also need them to help us disperse the pressure from other countries in the United Nations. As for using..."

Nehru smiled helplessly.

"At least we are still valuable now, which means we can use this value to get more assistance. This is our only wish to achieve reunification. If India wants to become a "powerful country", we must first achieve national reunification, otherwise, everything is empty talk!"

Yes, it's all empty talk!
"National unity is the key to India's rise. We must achieve national unity no matter what, even if it costs a lot. Now..."

Looking around at everyone in the office, Nehru asked:

"Can we complete our preparations and implement our plan before the 15th?"

Faced with the question, Krishnan Menon fell into deep thought. After a moment, he said:

"We have been preparing for all this and the military has been looking forward to this day, and we have been able to complete all the preparations in the last few days because we have been waiting for this day.

The only problem is Nanyang. As we all know, the relationship between the princely states and Nanyang is extremely friendly. Moreover, it was with the support of the Black Knight Company in Nanyang that they defeated our army.

Now, although the Ji'an troops hired by the state have become a mere decoration, what if Nanyang intervenes? We must consider this possibility! "

"We need to consider this possibility!"

The chief of staff sneered:

"Therefore, we must complete the mission and occupy the set target before Nanyang intervenes. After the fact is established, even if Nanyang wants to intervene, it will be too late!"

Taking a deep breath, he continued:
"That is to say, we need to fight quickly and resolve the issue quickly. The Soviet advisers have helped us perfect the battle plan. I believe we can solve all the problems before Nanyang intervenes."

Over the past few years, India has been preparing for this war. Not only has it introduced a large number of weapons from the Soviet Union, but Soviet advisers are also helping them train their troops and formulate combat plans. The core of all combat plans is that the battle must be ended before foreign forces interfere!

(End of this chapter)