You mentioned: "a fact about participation in the same conflict as the Australians"
The nation of India did not participate in the War. The colony of India was made to join - partly by political coaxing and partly by arm-twisting tactics. The Indian National Congress (INC) at that time felt that supporting the imperialist master would soften their stance towards the colony and that could help in future dealings.
Majority of the nation (i.e. most people except the blue-blooded royals, the servile Congress lapdogs and their ilk) were against participation in this foreign War where the nation had no stakes. Tactically, it would have been a right time to strike the already war-weakened occupant superpower and further the cause for national independence. Instead, blind servitude by a pacifist organisation meant that Britian could hold on to her biggest colony without much ado.
The nation of India did not participate in the War. The colony of India was made to join - partly by political coaxing and partly by arm-twisting tactics. The Indian National Congress (INC) at that time felt that supporting the imperialist master would soften their stance towards the colony and that could help in future dealings.
Majority of the nation (i.e. most people except the blue-blooded royals, the servile Congress lapdogs and their ilk) were against participation in this foreign War where the nation had no stakes. Tactically, it would have been a right time to strike the already war-weakened occupant superpower and further the cause for national independence. Instead, blind servitude by a pacifist organisation meant that Britian could hold on to her biggest colony without much ado.