Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
TopicWorld War

Topic: World War

More honesty, less grandstanding can prevent Ukraine war from ballooning into a world war

+TFP Tara Kartha -
The West must recognise that Russia is a declining power, but if pushed hard, it will react – just like Germany did after a humiliating peace at Versailles.

Shock and awe – China’s military strategy is a Xerox copy of the Germans’ during World War

TCA Srinivasa Raghavan -
But Germany made a crucial mistake – no matter how much territory it captured or sea and air power it built.

The Indian doctor who saved Indians in Burma during cholera epidemic with just three nurses

Tehmton S. Mistry -
In ‘The 24th Mile’, Tehmton Mistry writes about Dr Jehangir Anklesaria, who took part in the war effort in Rangoon and set about to vaccinate a camp of suffering Indians.

‘Your service to the war changed my life’ — The love story of an Indian man in the British army

Peter R. Kohli -
In ‘Raj and Norah’, Peter R. Kohli and Shaina Kohli Russo write about Rajendra Kohli, who left his chemistry studies in England to join the British Army in 1939.

For the economy, Covid has been worse than WW-II and the global financial crisis

Arun Kumar -
In ‘Indian Economy’s Greatest Crisis’, Arun Kumar writes what India can learn from China and the US on its road to economic recovery.

In European history, the World Wars are seen as monstrous aberrations. They were not

Pankaj Mishra -
In ‘Bland Fanatics’, Pankaj Mishra writes how books and films portray the pre-war years as an age of prosperity in Europe. But it was full of war, racism and genocide.

Modi gained popularity in Covid, but real test comes later. Don’t judge a leader in crisis

Srijan Shukla -
During the 2008 financial crisis, leaders like Gordon Brown, Tara Aso and Kevin Rudd gained popularity, but vanished after the rise of nationalist populism.

The British were so impressed by Indian WWI aviators that they gave India its own Air Force  

K.S. Nair -
More than a million Indians served in WWI. Among them, dapper in RFC uniforms, was a tiny number of Indians who served in the flying corps.

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Opinion

Italian PM vows cooperation during India's G20 presidency

India can open a new chapter in ties with Italy. Rome knows real intent of China’s outreach

Harsh V. Pant -
India and Italy can easily support each other in gaining access to areas where they have limited presence, and should also relaunch the discussion of the trilateral partnership with Japan.
File photo of Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi | ANI

Indian military leaders must speak with caution, media twisting Army’s PoK remark

How India’s Gazette came about, and what’s Saka-era calendar that govts use

Economy

Representational image of workers at a construction site | ANI

GDP data this week will indicate FY23 outlook. But analysis shows growth still below pre-Covid yrs

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Analysis of industrial & consumer data not included in usual ‘high-frequency indicators’ shows although demand seems to have recovered from pandemic, it remains weak.

Defence

Illustration: Soham Sen | The Print

Modi govt moves with Arunachal Frontier Highway, among India’s ‘toughest’ projects yet, China in mind

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The 2,000 km-long highway will be of strategic importance to military. Same equipment used on other side of LAC being deployed to carry out work on tough terrain, say officials.

National Interest

A Gujarat gamble: A likely reason Rahul is not giving Modi a fight this assembly election

Shekhar Gupta -
I'd rather not buy idea that Rahul's holding his fire until 2024. More likely, Congress believes Karnataka offers best chance of winning a Gujarat-sized state if Gujarat is too challenging.

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