The decision comes at an important moment for India. Over recent weeks, the country has seen a noticeable influx of new and returning players, bringing fresh activity, energy and ambition into the Indian community.

For Bulgaria, this made the choice simple: strong communities should be given room to grow.

India has the potential to become one of the game’s major community hubs.

More players mean more activity. More activity means more battles, politics, rivalries, alliances and — inevitably — more drama.

And everyone knows that a little drama is good for the game.

Returning India’s core regions gives its growing community something much more valuable than territory: a reason to organize, recruit and build again.

🇧🇬 Bulgaria’s Message: Strength Through Diplomacy

Bulgaria’s decision should not be mistaken for weakness.

Quite the opposite.

Sometimes the strongest political move is knowing when not to keep something.

Bulgaria believes that a stronger India ultimately means a healthier and more competitive world. Today’s gesture is therefore not simply about Bulgaria and India — it is an investment in the wider game.

There are no secret clauses.

No suspicious Balkan fine print.

No demand for 47 elephants, three provinces and a lifetime supply of curry.

Just diplomacy. Probably.

🌍 A Bigger Objective

Games like ours survive because of their communities.

Empty regions don’t create history. Players do.

If returning India’s cores helps motivate even another 10, 20 or 50 players to stay, recruit friends and become active, then the entire world benefits.

More players create stronger countries.

Stronger countries create better alliances.

Better alliances create bigger wars.

That is the circle of life.

Today, Bulgaria chooses to help India grow.

Tomorrow, India may become one of the powers shaping the political map itself.

To our friends in India:

The regions are yours.
Build them. Defend them. Fill them with players.
And make them worth fighting over again.

🇧🇬 From Bulgaria — with respect.