Chapter 80: Reclaiming Global Resources

With the European colonial empires exhausted and rapidly crumbling in the wake of the war, Adav saw a vast opportunity to further India's "Global Hegemony" objective: the strategic acquisition and control of global resources. Bharat Corporation, now a transnational behemoth, was the perfect instrument.

India, through its economic might and diplomatic influence, moved swiftly to secure long-term resource contracts with newly independent nations, particularly in Africa and Southeast Asia. These were framed as "economic partnerships" and "joint development ventures," a stark contrast to the exploitative colonial agreements of the past. Bharat Corporation offered fair prices, technological assistance, and infrastructure development in exchange for exclusive rights to vital minerals, oil, timber, and agricultural products.

In places like parts of resource-rich Africa, where European powers were struggling to maintain control, India provided crucial economic lifelines and technical expertise, subtly supplanting the influence of former colonial masters. Adav even orchestrated some direct control over key resource-rich regions through economic means, investing heavily in infrastructure and local industries that effectively tied those regions to India's economic orbit. This quiet, pervasive economic expansion ensured that India, as it continued its rapid industrial growth, would never be constrained by a lack of raw materials, cementing its position as a self-sufficient and increasingly dominant global power.