world war 2

I'd say world war 2. It led to the creation of the united nations and isreal, and made germany, italy, and japan democratic.

Aproximately 2.5 million men served in the Indian Army during the second world war.  Gandhi and the Congress Party knew that it was game, set and match for the British, and their support for the war was a precondition for independance which was obtained in 1947.  Bose it seemed managed to sway about 50000 men to swap sides and according to some authorities the majority ofthese did so to avoid the hardship of being a pow especially by the Japanese.  The vast majority stayed true to their oath. It is also interesting to note that Indian army regiments include all the battles that were fought under the Raj amongst their battle honours.  As for Bose and his army, well,  yes he did rightly fight for Indian freedom but his choice of allies?  His poorly timed failure is just that, it gained and did nothing but start a myth. 

It is very possible that Red Dawn is the most ridiculous movie ever made.  War of the Worlds is a more legitimate premise for an invasion of the U.S.

so you know people very close to hitler?

No, Hitler's close associates kept records of their time with Hitler. Some were used in evidence against them after the war. 

We didn't care about who would rule the world, we just wanted to get our own independence. We proved our neutrality even after independence when we formed NAM and didn't join either bloc in the Cold War. You say India as a whole was an ally, but it was the British who volunteered us. Colonies, unfortunately, don't have much say in their foreign policy.

And Sharukin, Subhas Chandra Bose was betrayed by Hitler when he marched into Russia. By antagonising them, Hitler effectively cut off all means for the Azad Hind Fauj to march into India. This left Subhas with no other option but to go to Singapore, where a similar army had been prepared by the Japanese. It is, however, shameful that the soldiers later committed wanton acts of rape and murder.

China has the largest armed forces. 

according to this link http://www.blurtit.com/q669257.html

china has the largest armed forces(because it has the world's hightest population) america is 2nd and india is 3rd. maybe this is why people think china will bypass america as a superpower

looking at this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_size_of_armed_forces#_note-5

china has the most active troops, but if you add the reserves to the total, america has more

we also invaded the country because we were afraid of american students there dying.

and for those of you who think america does nothing to help the world, look herehttp://futurist.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/05/why_the_us_will.html

big countrys spend more money on armed forces because they have more land to defend. american troops are defending the borders, alaska, hawaii, the border between the koreas, and some are still in europe after the second world war. Sometimes war is the only choice to have a defense of national security. Terrorists aren't going to stop what they're doing just because we tell them to. If we don't get rid of them, they'll probably kill more civilians that are being killed in the war in Iraq. How would you feel if terrorists hijacked planes and made them crash into government buildings? You might not want to have war, but you'll want to keep up your guard. You're saying Pakistan and China are totally unreliable. what do you mean by that? You say that Myanmar and Bangledesh are hiding the terrorists, but you don't want to get rid of then by war. How else do you get rid of them. Will India ask America to have a war against those countries? Maybe, maybe not. If you do, people will insult America for it. Look at all the insults America has to take from people who are jealous of it being a superpower. And yet, America will not let them stop it from maintaining it's statis as a superpower.

1. Psihrishi, unfortunately, we aren't even close to solving our terrorism problem. That is because of internal politics, which come in the way. We are probably the most affected country by terrorism, but because we're not American stooges unlike a certain neighbour of ours, the world doesn't really care.
2. The reason we don't invade Burma (don't call it Myanmar) is not because we are a peace loving country, but because we have oil interests in the country, and because it could trigger a confrontation with China, which would cause too many deaths on both sides.
3. Calvin, yes, the US sufferred a lot on 9/11, but that does not make it right to invade an innocent country. Invading Iraq may look cool on TV, and yes, Saddam wasn't Jesus reincarnated, but invading a country that has never committed an act of aggression against you, in the absence of anyone asking help, and by bypassing the UN, is against international law. It took away what hope the US had of capturing Osama, and also created al-Qaeda in Iraq. Contrary to what your president says - and he isn't exactly Albert Einstein - their was no al-Qaeda in Iraq before the Yanks went in. Now there is, and it's worse than ever before.
4. Pakistan and China are two countries which have made no bones about claiming Indian territory. They have not responded to diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, and fund terrorism in India. That is why they are not reliable.
5. India WILL NEVER ask the USA to bomb Burma or Bangladesh. Apart from the fact that the suggestion is dumb, and that we respect the right to exist of these countries, it wouldn't make economic sense. We have close ties with Bangladesh and they are not sponsors of terrorism, like Pakistan. And Burma has made efforts to flush out terrorists from their territory. This is because they need us.
6. And finally, we are not jealous of the US being a superpower. This is because, unlike you, our economy is growing and will continue to grow. Most people forget that the US's current position is due to 200 years of freedom, ours is only due to 60. When you had been independent for 60 years, you had just found the Pacific Ocean and hadn't even graduated to recognising that slavery was wrong. In fact, it is because our progress scares the US that they are finally trying to mend fences with us.