What was India's role in World War I and II?

World War I: * India actively participated in World War I. The Congress inspired the Indian soldiers to fight bravely believing that if Britain won the war, India would be granted independence. read more

The impact of war on Indian Independence. Even before the World War II began, the British had realised the futility of holding on to their reign in India. By the time the war ended, Great Britain was bankrupt, unable and unwilling to continue to maintain colonies of the British Empire. read more

During the Second World War (1939–1945), India was controlled by the United Kingdom, with the British holding territories in India including over five hundred autonomous Princely States; British India officially declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939. read more

The second major deforestation was in the 1940s with demands of World War II.” “During World War II, India produced more than 50 kinds of arms and ammunition and supplied 75 per cent of its own wartime requirements.”(The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, Volume 2) Indian royal families donated large amounts of cash to the British. read more