History Characters / TNOSouthAsia

!![[center: [- [[Characters/TheNewOrderLastDaysOfEurope Main Character Index]] -]]][[center: [- '''Superpowers:''' [[Characters/TNOGermany Großgermanisches Reich]] ([[Characters/TNOSpeer Speer's Germany]] | [[Characters/TNOBormann Bormann's Germany]] | [[Characters/TNOHeydrich Heydrich's Germany]]) | [[Characters/{{TNOUSA}} The United States of America]] ([[Characters/TNOSixtiesUSAPresidents 1964-1968 American Presidents]] | [[Characters/TNO1972USAPresidents 1972 American Presidents]]) | [[Characters/TNOJapan Dai-Nippon Teikoku]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Major Powers:''' [[Characters/TNOItaly Regno d'Italia]] | [[Characters/TNOIberianUnion Iberian Union]] | [[Characters/TNOTurkey Republic of Turkey]] | [[Characters/TNOBurgundy Ordensstaat Burgund]]-]]] [[center: [-'''Other Countries By Region:'''-]]] [[center: [- '''Africa:''' [[Characters/TNOAfrica Northern & East Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOWestAfrica West Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOSouthernAfrica Southern Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOPostColonialCentralAfrica Post-Colonial Central Africa]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Asia:''' [[Characters/TNOAsia Mainland China & Oceania]] ([[Characters/TNOGuangdong State of Guangdong]] | [[Characters/TNOSixtiesGuangdongChiefExecutives 1964-1972 Guangdong Chief Executives]] | [[Characters/TNOGuangdongFlavorCharacters Guangdong Flavor Characters]]) | [[Characters/TNOSoutheastAsia Southeast Asia]] ([[Characters/TNOIndonesia Republic of Indonesia]]) | '''South Asia''' | [[Characters/TNOMiddleEast Middle East]] | [[Characters/TNOCentralAsia Central Asia]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Europe:''' [[Characters/TNOEurope Northern & Western Europe]] ([[Characters/TNOBritain British Isles]] | [[Characters/TNOFrance French State]]) | [[Characters/TNOSouthernEurope Southern Europe]] | [[Characters/TNOEasternEurope Eastern Europe]] ([[Characters/TNOUkraine Reichskommissariat Ukraine]] | [[Characters/TNOMoskowien Reichskommissariat Moskowien]])-]]] [[center: [- '''Americas:''' [[Characters/TNOAmerica North America]] | [[Characters/TNOSouthAmerica South America]] ([[Characters/TNOBrazil United States of Brazil]] | [[Characters/TNOArgentina Argentine Republic]] | [[Characters/TNOUruguay Oriental Republic of Uruguay]])-]]] [[center: [- '''The Russian Anarchy:''' [[Characters/TNORussia West Russia]] ([[Characters/{{TNOWRRF}} West Russian Revolutionary Front]] | [[Characters/TNOKomi Komi Republic]] | [[Characters/TNOKomiCommunist Communist Party of Komi]] | [[Characters/TNOKomiPassionariyy Passionariyy Organization]] | [[Characters/TNOTaboritsky Taboritsky's Russia]]) | [[Characters/TNOSouthernUrals Southern Urals]] | [[Characters/TNOWesternSiberia Western Siberia]] | [[Characters/TNOCentralSiberia Central Siberia]] ([[Characters/TNOSiberianBlackArmy Siberian Black Army]]) | [[Characters/TNOFarEast The Far East]] ([[Characters/TNOHarbinThree Harbin Three]]) | [[Characters/TNOAfterMidnight After Midnight]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Miscellaneous:''' [[Characters/TNOAntarctica Antarctica]] | [[Characters/TNOMisc Miscellaneous Content]] | [[Characters/TNONonCanon Non-Canon Content]]]]-]

* ForWantOfANail: In this timeline, Amin never joins the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan as his visit to the Soviet Union never happens due to it not existing by the sixties, leading to him never becoming a Marxist and instead becoming a Pashtun nationalist in TNO.

An autonomous governorate of Afghanistan formed out of the former North-West Frontier Province, goverened by local Pahstun chiefs. The region houses the exiled remnants of the Pakistani Army, whose rebellion in Punjab and Sindh was crushed by India.

* TookALevelInBadass: Backed by Germany and Japan, Afghanistan invaded Tajikistan all the way up to the Shakhdara River and sheltered the All-India Muslim League so they can control their Pakistani territory after Muhammad Ali Jinnah's death and gain access to the sea. In short time, Afghanistan has risen to become one of the dominant powers in South Asia and taken one step closer to their ambitions of a unified Pastunistan.

A Baloch princely state situated in Kalat, it has managed to survive the failed attempt to establish a Pakistani state thanks to Afghan backing.

An autonomous governorate of Afghanistan formed out of the former North-West Frontier Province, goverened by local Pahstun chiefs. The region houses the remnants of the Pakistani Army, whose Afghan-backed rebellion in Punjab and Sindh was ultmately crushed by India, forcing them into exile in Afghanistan.

* GovernmentInExile: Afghanistan houses the All-India Muslim League, the leader of the Pakistan Movement which seeks to establish a Muslim nation in Punjab, Kashmir and Sindh. Militarily defeated in each of these three states, Afghanistan support them and allowed their political leaders and military to flee into Afghanistan.

* HatedByAll: Their relentless invasions in Central Asia and Pakistan have turned them into a pariah for the regions, in which the only reason they haven't invaded Afghanistan is because they're too busy fighting amongst themselves.

A Baloch princely state situated in Kalat propped up by Afghanistan.

The INC-ruled India, currently encompassing most of the Western Indian subcontinent. India was initially ruled by a unity government of Nehru and Bose after the British Empire collapsed in WWII. However, the Pakistan Movement soon rebelled with Afghan support, resulting in India losing its territory north of the Indus river. Though Pakistan itself was later dismantled by Afghanistan, Bose became scapegoated for India's defeat, leading to him establishing a rival government in Calcutta.

Azad Hind's government located in Bengal.

The Kingdom of Afghanistan is ruled by despotic Barakzai dynasty, and is currently a regional power in South and Central Asia. With the fall of Soviet Union and the British Empire during and after WWII, Afghanistan strategically acquired Axis backing and militarily intervened in Central Asia and India, the latter by giving support to the rebelling Pakistani Movement, who they later double-crossed, allowing them to annex Pashtunistan and puppet Kalat.

A Baloch princely state situated in Kalat, it has managed to survive the failed attempt to establish a Pakistani state thanks to Afghan backing.

An autonomous governorate of Afghanistan formed out of the former North-West Frontier Province, goverened by local Pahstun chiefs. The presence of Pakistani Army remnants in the region has made it difficult for Afghanistan to fully integrate the region.

* TheNeutralZone: The Frontier Provinces was established by Afghanistan to act as a buffer zone against Pakistani Army remnants that could raid the Afghan borders.

The INC-ruled India, encompassing most of the Western Indian subcontinent.

* PuppetState: Sikkim is a reliant state of the Azad Hind Government.

!![[center: [- [[Characters/TheNewOrderLastDaysOfEurope Main Character Index]] -]]][[center: [- '''Superpowers:''' [[Characters/TNOGermany Großgermanisches Reich]] ([[Characters/TNOSpeer Speer's Germany]] | [[Characters/TNOBormann Bormann's Germany]] | [[Characters/TNOHeydrich Heydrich's Germany]]) | [[Characters/{{TNOUSA}} The United States of America]] ([[Characters/TNOSixtiesUSAPresidents 1964-1968 American Presidents]] | [[Characters/TNO1972USAPresidents 1972 American Presidents]]) | [[Characters/TNOJapan Dai-Nippon Teikoku]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Major Powers:''' [[Characters/TNOItaly Regno d'Italia]] | [[Characters/TNOIberianUnion Iberian Union]] | [[Characters/TNOTurkey Republic of Turkey]] | [[Characters/TNOBurgundy Ordensstaat Burgund]]-]]] [[center: [-'''Other Countries By Region:'''-]]] [[center: [- '''Africa:''' [[Characters/TNOAfrica Northern & East Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOWestAfrica West Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOSouthernAfrica Southern Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOPostColonialCentralAfrica Post-Colonial Central Africa]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Asia:''' [[Characters/TNOAsia Mainland China & Oceania]] ([[Characters/TNOGuangdong State of Guangdong]] | [[Characters/TNOSixtiesGuangdongChiefExecutives 1964-1972 Guangdong Chief Executives]] | [[Characters/TNOGuangdongFlavorCharacters Guangdong Flavor Characters]]) | [[Characters/TNOSoutheastAsia Southeast Asia]] ([[Characters/TNOIndonesia Republic of Indonesia]]) | '''South Asia''' | [[Characters/TNOMiddleEast Middle East]] | [[Characters/TNOCentralAsia Central Asia]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Europe:''' [[Characters/TNOEurope Northern & Western Europe]] ([[Characters/TNOBritain British Isles]] | [[Characters/TNOFrance French State]]) | [[Characters/TNOSouthernEurope Southern Europe]] | [[Characters/TNOEasternEurope Eastern Europe]] ([[Characters/TNOUkraine Reichskommissariat Ukraine]] | [[Characters/TNOMoskowien Reichskommissariat Moskowien]])-]]] [[center: [- '''Americas:''' [[Characters/TNOAmerica North America]] | [[Characters/TNOSouthAmerica South America]] ([[Characters/TNOBrazil United States of Brazil]] | [[Characters/TNOArgentina Argentine Republic]] | [[Characters/TNOUruguay Oriental Republic of Uruguay]])-]]] [[center: [- '''The Russian Anarchy:''' [[Characters/TNORussia West Russia]] ([[Characters/{{TNOWRRF}} West Russian Revolutionary Front]] | [[Characters/TNOKomi Komi Republic]] | [[Characters/TNOKomiCommunist Communist Party of Komi]] | [[Characters/TNOKomiPassionariyy Passionariyy Organization]] | [[Characters/TNOTaboritsky Taboritsky's Russia]]) | [[Characters/TNOSouthernUrals Southern Urals]] | [[Characters/TNOWesternSiberia Western Siberia]] | [[Characters/TNOCentralSiberia Central Siberia]] ([[Characters/TNOSiberianBlackArmy Siberian Black Army]]) | [[Characters/TNOFarEast The Far East]] ([[Characters/TNOHarbinThree Harbin Three]]) | [[Characters/TNOAfterMidnight After Midnight]] ([[Characters/TNOAfterMidnightWest After Midnight Western Russia]] | [[Characters/TNOAfterMidnightEast After Midnight Eastern Russia]])-]]] [[center: [- '''Miscellaneous:''' [[Characters/TNOAntarctica Antarctica]] | [[Characters/TNOMisc Miscellaneous Content]] | [[Characters/TNONonCanon Non-Canon Content]]]]-]

* UniversallyBelovedLeader: Nehru is beloved across his country as the father of the Republic of India. When his passing is announced, the nation collectively mourns his death. Even the people in the Azad Hind pay their respects to the man, recognizing that an influential figure of India's past has been lost.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: {{Subverted}}. In spite of the threats thrown his way, Nehru has taken great measures to not resort to the same authoritarian methods seen in the Azad Hind and Afghanistan, instead building India as sovereign, secular republic that can stand strong against its opponents.

!![[center: [- [[Characters/TheNewOrderLastDaysOfEurope Main Character Index]] -]]][[center: [- '''Superpowers:''' [[Characters/TNOGermany Großgermanisches Reich]] ([[Characters/TNOHeydrich Heydrich's Germany]]) | [[Characters/{{TNOUSA}} The United States of America]] ([[Characters/TNOSixtiesUSAPresidents 1964-1968 American Presidents]]) | [[Characters/TNOJapan Dai-Nippon Teikoku]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Major Powers:''' [[Characters/TNOItaly Regno d'Italia]] | [[Characters/TNOIberianUnion Iberian Union]] | [[Characters/TNOTurkey Republic of Turkey]] | [[Characters/TNOBurgundy Ordensstaat Burgund]]-]]] [[center: [-'''Other Countries By Region:'''-]]] [[center: [- '''Africa:''' [[Characters/TNOAfrica Northern & East Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOWestAfrica West Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOSouthernAfrica Southern Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOPostColonialCentralAfrica Post-Colonial Central Africa]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Asia:''' [[Characters/TNOAsia Mainland China & Oceania]] ([[Characters/TNOGuangdong State of Guangdong]] | [[Characters/TNOSixtiesGuangdongChiefExecutives 1964-1972 Guangdong Chief Executives]]) | [[Characters/TNOSoutheastAsia Southeast Asia]] ([[Characters/TNOIndonesia Republic of Indonesia]]) | '''South Asia''' | [[Characters/TNOMiddleEast Middle East]] | [[Characters/TNOCentralAsia Central Asia]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Europe:''' [[Characters/TNOEurope Northern & Western Europe]] ([[Characters/TNOBritain British Isles]] | [[Characters/TNOFrance French State]]) | [[Characters/TNOSouthernEurope Southern Europe]] | [[Characters/TNOEasternEurope Eastern Europe]] ([[Characters/TNOMoskowien Reichskommissariat Moskowien]])-]]] [[center: [- '''Americas:''' [[Characters/TNOAmerica North America]] | [[Characters/TNOSouthAmerica South America]] ([[Characters/TNOBrazil United States of Brazil]] | [[Characters/TNOArgentina Argentine Republic]])-]]] [[center: [- '''The Russian Anarchy:''' [[Characters/TNORussia West Russia]] ([[Characters/TNOKomi Komi Republic]] | [[Characters/TNOTaboritsky Taboritsky's Russia]]) | [[Characters/TNOSouthernUrals Southern Urals]] | [[Characters/TNOWesternSiberia Western Siberia]] | [[Characters/TNOCentralSiberia Central Siberia]] | [[Characters/TNOFarEast The Far East]] | [[Characters/TNOAfterMidnight After Midnight]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Miscellaneous:''' [[Characters/TNOAntarctica Antarctica]] | [[Characters/TNOMisc Miscellaneous Content]] | [[Characters/TNONonCanon Non-Canon Content]]]]-]

->'''Ideology:''' Conservatism

->'''Ideology:''' Conservatism

!![[center: [- [[Characters/TheNewOrderLastDaysOfEurope Main Character Index]] -]]][[center: [- '''Superpowers:''' [[Characters/TNOGermany Großgermanisches Reich]] ([[Characters/TNOHeydrich Heydrich's Germany]]) | [[Characters/{{TNOUSA}} The United States of America]] ([[Characters/TNOSixtiesUSAPresidents 1964-1968 American Presidents]]) | [[Characters/TNOJapan Dai-Nippon Teikoku]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Major Powers:''' [[Characters/TNOItaly Italian Empire]] | [[Characters/TNOIberianUnion Iberian Union]] | [[Characters/TNOTurkey Republic of Turkey]] | [[Characters/TNOBurgundy Ordensstaat Burgund]]-]]] [[center: [-'''Other Countries By Region:'''-]]] [[center: [- '''Africa:''' [[Characters/TNOAfrica Northern & East Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOWestAfrica West Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOSouthernAfrica Southern Africa]] | [[Characters/TNOPostColonialCentralAfrica Post-Colonial Central Africa]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Asia:''' [[Characters/TNOAsia Mainland China & Oceania]] ([[Characters/TNOGuangdong State of Guangdong]] | [[Characters/TNOSixtiesGuangdongChiefExecutives 1964-1972 Guangdong Chief Executives]]) | [[Characters/TNOSoutheastAsia Southeast Asia]] ([[Characters/TNOIndonesia Republic of Indonesia]]) | '''South Asia''' | [[Characters/TNOMiddleEast Middle East]] | [[Characters/TNOCentralAsia Central Asia]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Europe:''' [[Characters/TNOEurope Northern & Western Europe]] ([[Characters/TNOBritain British Isles]] | [[Characters/TNOFrance French State]]) | [[Characters/TNOSouthernEurope Southern Europe]] | [[Characters/TNOEasternEurope Eastern Europe]] ([[Characters/TNOMoskowien Reichskommissariat Moskowien]])-]]] [[center: [- '''Americas:''' [[Characters/TNOAmerica North America]] | [[Characters/TNOSouthAmerica South America]] ([[Characters/TNOBrazil United States of Brazil]] | [[Characters/TNOArgentina Argentine Republic]])-]]] [[center: [- '''The Russian Anarchy:''' [[Characters/TNORussia West Russia]] ([[Characters/TNOKomi Komi Republic]] | [[Characters/TNOTaboritsky Taboritsky's Russia]]) | [[Characters/TNOSouthernUrals Southern Urals]] | [[Characters/TNOWesternSiberia Western Siberia]] | [[Characters/TNOCentralSiberia Central Siberia]] | [[Characters/TNOFarEast The Far East]] | [[Characters/TNOAfterMidnight After Midnight]]-]]] [[center: [- '''Miscellaneous:''' [[Characters/TNOAntarctica Antarctica]] | [[Characters/TNOMisc Miscellaneous Content]] | [[Characters/TNONonCanon Non-Canon Content]]]]-]

* PyrrhicVictory: Colluding with the Axis powers to take the rest of Pashtunistan from India, Afghanistan invaded the country and successfully took the territory, but not before losing hundreds of thousands of soldiers in a costly war and having to manage the interests of the multiple ethnic groups they just conquered.

* WouldNotShootACivilian: An aversion of this happens shortly before the 1965 cabinet is formed, where three Maoist student protestors are killed by the army, forcing Zahir Shah to appoint a more progressively minded Prime Minister instead of one of the many landlords and favourite-son candidates that make up the Afghan parliament, as seen in the Afghan teaser.

->'''Party:''' Lomri Wazir[[note]]Prime Minister[[/note]], HDM (Republican coup)

* LesCollaborateurs: Daoud Khan is described as being the darling of all Germanophiles and Japanophiles, putting him at odds with Zahir Shah's more neutralist stance.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: ZigZagged. Little over a year from the game's start, Daoud Khan gets sacked and replaced by Yusuf Khan. However, he can return through a Republican coup.

* InternalReformist: Believing that socialism can be built under a monarchy, Maiwandwal advocates for increased democracy and reforms in the economic sector, as seen in the Afghanistan teaser.

* InternalReformist: Farhang is a noted leftist reformist who desires to break the feudal system still present in Afghanistan and restores economic growth, as seen in the Afghanistan teaser.

* LesCollaborateurs: Farhad is well known for his German business ties, being one of the more German friendly candidates for the position of Prime Minister, as seen in the Afghanistan teaser.
* EvilColonialist: Farhad, inspired by German rhetoric, advocates for pro Pashtunization policies in the multi ethnic Afghan state, as seen in the Afghanistan teaser.
* PatrioticFervor: Known for his Pashtunistan rhetoric, he makes sure to redouble on this as Prime Minister, as seen in the Afghanistan teaser.

!!''Tahir Badakhshi''
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->'''Role:''' Prime Minister[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (1969 appointment)
->'''Party:''' Lomri Wazir[[note]]Prime Minister[[/note]], Sazman-e Inqilab Zahmatkeshan Afghanistan[[note]]Revolutionary Organisation of the Toilers of Afghanistan[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Left-Wing Nationalism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]

* BreakingTheGlassCeiling: If he becomes Prime Minister, Badakhsi becomes the first Prime Minister of Tajik descent.
* TokenMinority: Badakshi is accused of being this for the various minorities in the country, being a Tajik instead of hailing from the Pashtun majority population.

* TakingUpTheMantle: Etemadi vows to continue the implementation of Maiwandwal's ideas of socialism under a monarchicial system if appointed as Prime Minister in 1969, as seen in the Afghanistan teaser.
* UnexpectedSuccessor: After the resignation of the previous Prime Minister, Etemandi was appointed as Prime Minister to replace them.

!!''Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi''
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->'''Party:''' Lomri Wazir[[note]]Prime Minister[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Fundamentalism[[note]]Ultranationalism[[/note]]

* RedScare: Mohammadi's platform for election to the role of Prime Minister was that of combatting the alleged Marxist influence growing in Afghan society.

* ShortLivedLeadership: After replacing Zahir, Musa Shafiq holds his old position teunously. As a result of increasing social, ethnic, and labor tensions, Musa Shafiq is likely to resign because of Zahir Shah's stubbornness and set Afghanistan on a variety of different paths, all ending with him no longer in power.

!!''Mawlana Qiamuddin Khadim''
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->'''Party:''' Wesh Dzalmian[[note]]Awakened Youth[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Left-Wing Agrarianism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]
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!!''Muhammad Asif Ahang''
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->'''Party:''' Hezb-e Watan[[note]]Homeland Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Liberalism[[note]]Liberalism[[/note]]

* TakingUpTheMantle: Asif Ahang began leading Hezb-e Watan after his predecessor was jailed by Daoud Khan.

!!''Abdulrahman Mahmudi''
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->'''Party:''' Hezb-e Khalq[[note]]People's Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Agrarian Socialism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]

!!''Gul Pacha Ulfat''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Wesh Dzalmian[[note]]Awakened Youth[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Big Tent[[note]]Liberal Conservatism[[/note]]
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[[folder:Khanate of Kalat]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Khanate of Kalat
->'''Ruling Party:''' Ahmadzai Dynasty
->'''Ideology:''' Semi-Constitutional Monarchy[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
A Baloch princely state situated in Kalat, it has managed to survive the failed attempt to establish a Pakistani state thanks to Afghan backing.

* LesCollaborateurs: The Khanate effectively functions as a buffer state for the Afghan government. While the Khan and most of his subjects are content with this, there are some within the Khanate who wish to be fully independent and have a lot in common with their separatist brothers in Iran.
* PuppetState: While Kalat is ''formally'' independent, it relies heavily on Afghan support and it would be conquered very easily by the Indians across the border should the Afghans withdraw their vital aid. Many are aware of this unequal relationship and demand for change.
* VoluntaryVassal: When the government in Delhi declared a state of emergency in the Western Provinces, Afghanistan provided safe haven to the Pakistan nationalist movement. The two groups cut a deal where Afghanistan would annex Quetta and Northern Balochistan and allow them to rule the rest of Kalat, albeit as a puppet state.

!!''Mir Ahmad Yar Khan''
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->'''Party:''' Ahmadzai Dynasty
->'''Ideology:''' Semi-Constitutional Monarchy[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Mir Ahmad Yar Khan Ahmedzai, Khan of Kalat, has had a long and comparatively conventional life, as the lives of Baloch khans go. When he came into the world in 1902, India from Kalat to Kachin was dominated by the British, and it was in this context that Mir Ahmad Yar grew up. In the 1920s he was a loyal agent of British intelligence, reporting on the growing Russian influence and the spread of Marxist sympathies among his poorer subjects. In the 1930s, after he became Khan of Kalat, the British rewarded his loyalty with a high decoration - the Order of the Indian Empire.\\\
Things went to hell as the British rule over India collapsed. At this time, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, until recently the Khan's legal advisor, urged Mir Ahmad Yar Khan to back the concept of an independent Islamic state in the Indus Valley. He offered his support, most eagerly in fact despite the objections of his more independent-minded brothers, and watched with cautious optimism at first during the Western Emergency in its chaotic attempt to establish a Pakistani nation.\\\
Alas, the ramshackle movement was unable to hold up completely against the enemy governments to its east, and Jinnah managed as an emergency measure to secure the Afghans' support in an intervention in order to prevent a total loss of their potential influence in the area. Years have passed and the Khan of Kalat has at last come to a full appreciation of his situation.\\\
The Khan knows quite well that his government is propped up by the Afghans. If the Afghan support was to evaporate tomorrow, it would all come to an end very rapidly. He also knows that his separatist brothers are untrustworthy; they and their damn fool dreams of a 'free Balochistan' would lead only to ruin. Above all he is fully aware that though his friend Jinnah, the Quaid-e-Azam, is no more, the Pakistan movement persists, and would more than welcome his support, if not his outright joining to Pakistan.\\\
But the Khan will bide his time before doing something like that. The time is not yet ripe, and the Pakistanis simply don't have enough support yet. But he has time. If there is one thing Mir Ahmad Yar Khan is good at, it is waiting and seeing. When the Indians in their folly slip and fall, the Khan will seize his opportunity.[[/labelnote]]

* WildCard: Ahmad's allegiance switches frequently, according to the situation he is in. When the British ruled over India, Ahmad worked with them to counter the growing Russian influence and spread of Marxist sympathies in the lower classes. As soon as the British left India, Ahmad accepted Afghanistan's support in exchange for becoming a puppet to them and is content to remain in that position, until a perfect opportunity arises to split from them too and potentially align with Pakistan instead.

[[folder:Frontier Provinces]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Frontier Provines
->'''Ruling Party:''' Frontier Provinces Civilian Administration

* TheNeutralZone: The Frontier Provinces was established by Afghanistan to act as a buffer zone against Pakistani Army remnants that could raid the Afghan borders.

!!''Nawabzada Shahabuddin Khan''
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->'''Party:''' Frontier Provinces Civilian Administration

->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Nawabzada Shahabuddin Khan, Khan of Jandol and Nawab of Dir, second son of Nawab Shah Jehan Khan, is a harsh, ruthless man with a strong devotion to duty.\\\
That is appropriate given his second job as the Afghan-appointed military governor of the frontier provinces, set up by the Khanate of Afghanistan in opposition to the remnants of the Pakistan Army on the frontier. His duty is to make sure the Pakistani Army remains on the frontier and does not backfire on Afghanistan; being a loyal subordinate of Afghanistan, he takes to this duty with alacrity.\\\
When Shahabuddin Khan is not keeping a lid on the Pakistanis, he is governing his pair of small princely states in the northwest of what was supposed to have Pakistan. Many praise him for his efforts to modernize his state - he single-handedly funds schools, hospitals, fortifications and roads all over his domain. But just as many people criticize him for the ruthlessness he exhibits in his dealings with anyone he meets.\\\
His absolute rule over the region ruins just as many lives as it uplifts; countless tribal groups hold him as their enemy for his incessant expropriations of tribal land for the purposes of development. The civilians in the Frontier Provinces outside of the Pakistani frontier or Jandol and Dir are not too impressed with him either; his absolutist, ruthless rule causes no small number of them to chafe under him, and there are rumblings of pro-Pakistani and even pro-Indian sentiment.\\\
Faced with all these things, the Nawabzada will do as he always has: assert his authority and suppress dissent until it calms down. It has worked before - why should it not work again?[[/labelnote]]

* GoodIsNotNice: He wants to modernize his country, but this process also involves expropriating tribal land for development, earning the hatred of the people who live there.
* PetTheDog: Despite his ruthless methods, he does fund many schools, hospitals, fortifications, and roads for his people, an unambiguously good set of policies for the country.
* PresidentForLife: Even though he's supposed to be a Conservative, he's actually pretty ruthless towards his political rivals, suppressing any dissent against his rule to ensure that he remains in power.
* UndyingLoyalty: He's unwaveringly loyal to serving Afghanistan, whom serves as the master for the Frontier Provinces.

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[[folder:Nepal]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Kingdom of Nepal
->'''Ruling Party:''' Panchayat[[note]]Assembly[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: Ostensibly, Nepal is supposed to be a democracy, but it's really being ruled by Bikram, who wields absolute power in his country.

!!''Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah''
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->'''Party:''' Panchayat[[note]]Assembly[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]The great Sovereign King of Nepal, Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, had not always enjoyed absolute power over his subjects. Once, Bikram was just another member of the royal family, subject to the numerous boring duties a monarch bound by a constitutional and representative government. The Rana Dynasty, the conservative family which gave the nation its Prime Ministers since 1846, ensured that the country was ruled with an iron fist, and everyone obeyed the family, even the monarchy. Then, when India became a republic and revolts spread across Nepal, forcing the Rana family to concede power to the monarchy, Bikram saw his chance.\\\
Four years after being crowned King, on a cold morning in December, Prime Minister Bishweshwar Koirala and the parliament he lead was dismissed. The cabinet was kicked out the door, and then the constitution was suspended. Now, with the nation at his command, a new system was in place. A perfected, "guided" democracy, that answered directly to him, and no one else. Surely, the Emperor has no equal; is it not his responsibility to direct the nation correctly?\\\
He has been able to keep his country together; a combination of successful land reforms and a neutral policy has kept his kingdom from falling apart. But one has to wonder how long will this guided democracy last. Both Japan and India are looking to take the territory for themselves, and the Nepali Congress is promoting non-violent resistance against Bikram and his system. It will be interesting seeing how long this perfect system lasts, and whether it ends loudly or quietly.[[/labelnote]]

* ChoosingNeutrality: Even though Nepal is the epicenter of numerous territorial disputes, Bikram has maintained his country's independence by sticking to a neutral foreign policy. Unfortunately, Japan and India are still growing eager to take some land for themselves.
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: When India became a republic, mass revolts rose up against the ruling Rana Dynasty in Nepal and forced them to cede power to the monarchy. Bikram wasted no time to cement his power upon being crowned king, purging the cabinet of suspected enemies and suspending the constitution.

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->'''Official Name:''' Republic of Ceylon
->'''Ruling Party:''' United National Party
->'''Ideology:''' Conservatism
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* ImplausibleDeniability: Seeking to subvert Japanese influence over Asia, Martin Bormann can arm Ceylon with nukes to threaten Japan, intimidating Germany's rival, while leaving enough deniability for them to avoid direct confrontation with them.

!!''Dudley Senanayake''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' United National Party
->'''Ideology:''' Conservatism
->'''In-Game Biography:''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]For Dudley Shelton Senanayake, political life was not his first choice, but thanks to his family, an opportunity appeared for an extended career. Born into the prestigious Senanayake family and the eldest son of Don Stephen Senanayake, Dudley's education saw him gradually turn to a path in Ceylon's judicial system.\\\
Yet, his father's desire to have his son join politics saw him rise to the State Council in 1936 and oversee the development of Dedigama as State Councillor for over ten years. During the debate on sovereignty in the 1940s, Dudley supported his father's choice of preferring Dominion status for Ceylon, yet did not join his father in resignation and earned the position of Minister of Agriculture and Lands, formerly held by his father. He kept this position after his father won the 1947 elections and served in this function until his father died unexpectedly in 1952. To the surprise of many, Dudley was chosen as prime minister by the Governor-General over his cousin Sir John Kotelawala, while he successfully led the UNP in the elections of 1952, he stepped down as Prime Minister the following year.\\\
However, Dudley returned to politics in 1957 after the failures of the elections and returned the UNP to the majority in the 1960 elections. Despite his success, the issues facing Ceylon have not become less during his term, educational reforms and economic steadiness have been adequate, but the Sinhala matter and closer ties to India have caused minor unrest within the country. Ultimately, his career lies with the success of his policies, and whether he will bring victory or defeat in the next elections remains to be seen.[[/labelnote]]
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: In OTL, Senanayake has held a number of important political positions throughout the 60's in Ceylon, including the position of Prime Minister. In this timeline, Senanayake holds the same level of political prominence, even acting as head of state for Ceylon.
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->'''Role:''' Prime Minister[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Zahir Shah cabinet), Head of State (Republican Coup)
->'''Party:''' Lomri Wazir[[note]]Prime Minister[[/note]]

->'''Ruling Party:''' Achakzai Dynasty

->'''Party:''' Achakzai Dynasty

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->'''Ideology:''' Maoism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]

* InternalReformist: Believing that socialism can be built under a monarchy, Maiwandal advocates for increased democracy and reforms in the economic sector, as seen in the Afghanistan teaser.

->'''Ideology:''' Mao Zedong Thought[[note]]Communism[[/note]]