'WWII was death knell of British Empire across Asia, India in particular' — Hindol Sengupta

WWII sent anti-colonial shock waves across the globe – from West Africa to Eastern Asia.

India volunteered more than 2.5 million soldiers to fight the Axis powers, a move which in fact helped pave the way for its independence from British rule

New Delhi-based historian and academic Hindol Sengupta shared with RT some more insight into that era-defining time