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TopicNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Topic: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Nehru had a diplomatic brigade. It had many soldiers from Bose’s Indian National Army

In ‘Nehru’s First Recruits’, author Kallol Bhattacharjee tells us the stories and experiences of India’s earliest diplomats.

How patriots, exiles, disgruntled officers with Japanese help laid ground for Bose to take over INA

INA's story is a tangled saga involving nationalism & treason, as well as heroism & deceit. To take each strand individually will be unfair to evaluate its place in history.

Did Bose hide in Nagaland? People remember a bearded ‘North Indian’ with Gandhi spectacles

In 'His Majesty's Headhunters', Mmhonlümo Kikon recalls the untold story of the siege of Kohima, considered the last battle of the British Empire and the first battle of New India.

Invoking Netaji to sway Bengal’s urban voters — why RSS chief is holding mega rally in Kolkata

Netaji sentiment is strong in Bengal & choosing secular figure like him sends out message. During 5-day visit, Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat will also take stock of organisation.

The Japanese saw Netaji as the ‘god of war’. They called him Chandora-san

In ‘The War Diary of Asha-san’, Lt Bharati Asha Sahay Choudhry gives a first-hand account of the Azad Hind movement led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

On Camera

Is there an Indian way to be gay? Most of us learn about queerness from American TV

We’re sad about drag bans in the US, but don’t care about horizontal reservations in India. Stonewall remains our frame of reference, and AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan is unheard of.

Operation Sindoor: How Rafales, Pakistani J-10s & lots of propaganda moved global defence markets

New Delhi: The impact of Operation Sindoor extended far beyond the battlefield as aerial battles continued in the stock markets. After India carried out...

Pakistan’s claim on 3 Rafales shot down ‘inaccurate’, better than F-35 & Chinese fighters—Dassault CEO

Pakistan claimed it shot down 6 Indian fighter jets—including 3 Rafales—during Operation Sindoor. The French aircraft manufacturer Dassault makes the Rafale.

India-Pakistan terms of engagement: H-word, M-word & the Trump hyphenation

Return to hyphenation is dreaded because our successive govts have laboured for three decades to rid us of what we see as the equivalence big powers used to draw between us and Pakistan. Three things follow.