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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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Topic: PoW

Indian PoWs in WW2 weren’t welcomed back as heroes—no money, medals, morale

In The Great Épinal Escape, Ghee Bowman tells the incredible story of forgotten Indian prisoners of war, and their daring escape to Switzerland during WW2.

US shielded Japanese war criminals after WW2 for biowarfare data — China cites Russian report

The report by the Chinese state-owned Xinhua news agency comes amid a renewed debate on Covid origins & strained Japan-China ties.

India left at least 15 PoWs in Pakistani jails, gave up on them as ‘sacrifice’: New book

Journalist Chander Suta Dogra’s book ‘Missing in Action’ looks at PoWs of 1965 & 1971 wars, says Indian establishment treated them as ‘collateral damage’.

Why Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman stands a good chance of surviving Pakistan ordeal

The IAF pilot is now in the custody of those who are aware of the implications of violating the Geneva Conventions.

On Camera

War in West Asia shows India must rethink tech sovereignty

Iran’s strikes on data centres in the UAE and Bahrain brings tech policy into focus. The war threatens the web of global connectivity that flows through these hubs.

Covid, sanctions, war. Life’s rough for Surat’s small diamond units, salaries ‘not guaranteed anymore’

West Asia war threatens to push already fragile industry deeper into crisis. Latest disruption is playing out differently for bigger and small-scale players in Surat’s diamond industry.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.