Question: Azad Hind Government was established in occupied Singapore in 1943 by-
(a)Jawaharlal Nehru
(b)Subhash Chandra Bose
(c)Mahatma Gandhi
(d)None of the above
Answer :(b)
Why in News?
- Honourable PM unveiled the plaque to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the formation of Azad Hind Government at the Red Fort, New Delhi.
About Azad Hind Government:
- Subhash Chandra Bose was the leader of Azad Hind Government (AHG) and he was also the head of state of this provisional Indian Government-in-exile.
- It was established by Indian nationalists-in-exile during the latter part of the Second World War in occupied Singapore with monetary, military and political assistance from imperial Japan.
- The Government of Azad Hind had its own currency, court and civil code, and in the eyes of some Indians its existence gave a greater legitimacy to the independence struggle against the British.
Administration of AHG:
- Azad Hind had a diplomatic relation with 9 countries: Nazi Germany, Italian Social Republic, The Empire of Japan, Thailand, The State of Burma, Manchukuo, Independent state of Croatia, and the second Philippines
- Azad Hind Government (AHG) was recognised as a legitimate state by only a small number of countries limited solely to axis powers and their allies.
Importance of INA and AHG:
- INA under the leadership of Subhash Chandra Bose got defeated severely at Rangoon due to lack of support of Japanese but the true extent to which the INA and AHG activities weakened the very foundation of the British Empire in India.
- The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny made the British realize that the support of the Indian armed forces could no longer be relied upon.
Anurag Kumar
Links:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=184271
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azad_Hind