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TopicWorld War II

Topic: World War II

Israel unveils Gandhi’s handwritten 1939 letter wishing Jews an ‘era of peace’

PTI -
Gandhi's letter was written on to mark the Jewish new year on 1 September 1939, the day Germany invaded Poland and triggered World War II, and eventually the Holocaust.

Boris Johnson should know destroying parliaments has led to war

Aristotle Kallis -
Boris’ act of suspending UK's parliament brings back memories of European history of the 1930s.

1,000 pound World War II aerial bomb found in Kolkata

PTI -
The bomb found during dredging operations poses no threat, said an expert.

2016 was not India’s first demonetisation drive

Meera H Sanyal -
Though not comparable in scale and magnitude to the problems faced in 2016, India's first demonetisation caused considerable difficulties to people.

World War II bombing of London and Berlin left a mark on Earth’s atmosphere

Patrick Major -
Scientists are turning to historical datasets for clues in solving present-day science puzzles.

6 WWII Polish survivors to pay homage to a Maharaja who saved their lives

Nandita Singh -
Event scheduled at Jamnagar in Gujarat for Friday; will celebrate the life of Maharaja Jamsaheb Digvijay Singh Jadeja.

Western countries don’t care about the rest of the world anymore

Tyler Cowen -
Today's hostile nationalism was commonplace in 19th century America, where politics was driven by strong external enemies.

In football as in war, Russia defeated Spain like it defended Stalingrad

Manvendra Singh -
The siege of Stalingrad during World War II is one of the fiercest battles in contemporary history, and a tide-turner in many ways.

Yes, Indira’s Emergency was a shame, Mr Jaitley, but invoking Adolf Hitler is facetious

Nandita Singh -
A parallel between the genocide under Hitler and the Emergency diminishes the suffering experienced by victims of World War II.

Cigarette packs & handbags: Cold War-era spy cams are up for sale and most still work

Jason Tesauro -
There’s even a camera built into a man’s jacket, with the lens hidden behind a button and fired from a ‘trigger’ in the pocket.
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Opinion

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Ruchi Ghanashyam -
Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

Hyderabad is no longer the better Bengaluru. Our roads are flooding and full of traffic

Saiyaara proves star kids don’t need hype, just a good film and a killer soundtrack

Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

Snehesh Alex Philip -
PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

National Interest

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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