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Saturday, September 13, 2025
TopicFirst World War

Topic: First World War

Signal, WhatsApp intel chatter may not be fool-proof. Enigma code-breakers proved that in World War 2

Used by Nazi Germany, Enigma code was considered secure to send top-secret messages. But code-breakers, mathematicians deciphered it & turned the tide in World War II.

How England came to support a Jewish state in Palestine—‘civilizer of the backward countries’

In 'Original Sin', Stanly Johny offers a close view of the Israel-Palestine conflict based on historical understanding, research, and on-the-ground reporting.

Why military is more for asserting political will, not just about controlling territory

No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.

New book by historian Stephen Barker tells story of only Sikh to fly with Royal Air Force in WWI

Published by HarperCollins, ‘Lion of the Skies: Hardit Singh Malik, the Royal Air Force and the First World War’ by Stephen Barker will be released on 7 July on ThePrint’s Softcover.

The British used ‘low-caste’ Indian soldiers only when WWI intensified, rejected them after

In 'Indians in the First World War', Aravind Ganachari explains how British invoked racist theories to justify why 'untouchables' were of little use to them.

‘Insulting to Sikh soldiers’ — actor Laurence Fox called out for remarks on war film 1917

Laurence Fox said on a podcast that Sam Mendes' WW-I movie 1917 'forcing diversity' on viewers by featuring Sikh soldier, which he called 'institutionally racist'.

Kashmir belongs to Pakistan, Afridi backtracks after row

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Two newspapers served notices for misquoting Chief Justice of Pakistan; Pakistan's Punjab village’s men fought during WW1.

100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, and Trump wants a ‘Big Mac’ Mueller

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Gandhi is a Mahatma, I am not, said Sardar Patel

Sardar Patel was far more direct and clear than Mahatma Gandhi when it came to assuring prosperity to the industrial class, says a new book about India's 'Iron Man'. 

How the Bengali went from ‘baboo’, a figure of ridicule, to a nationalist traitor

The Partition of Bengal in 1905 spurred acts of rebellion that gave Bengalis a means to prove they could be fearless.

On Camera

Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.