Without giving up demands for self-determination, India fought at Britain's side in World War I, and more than one Prussian general blinked at Rajput and Sikh princes leading an Indian infantry through the trenches of France.
Rajput and Sikh princes participated in the hopes that the British would grant self-determination.
mnli hypothesis: Rajput and Sikh princes participated in the hopes that the British would grant self-determination. premise: Without giving up demands for self-determination, India fought at Britain's side in World War I, and more than one Prussian general blinked at Rajput and Sikh princes leading an Indian infantry through the trenches of France.