Friday, 19 August, 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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Farmers plant paddy saplings in a field | PTI Photo

Good news from the farm as India’s FY22 foodgrain production estimated at record 316 mn tonnes

Sayantan Bera -
Wheat production estimate sees marginal upward revision to 106.8 million tons, though current rate lowest in 3 years.

Defence

Su-57, the Russian 5th generation fighter aircraft Photo by Snehesh Alex Philip

Russia wants to build next generation tanks, submarines with India

Snehesh Alex Philip -
As the second regiment of the S-400 Triumf air defence system starts getting delivered, Russia said it expects the serial production of AK 203 rifles in Amethi to begin in late 2022-early 2023.

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Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.

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