<P> The troops who manned the brigades of the Indian National Army were taken as prisoners of war by the British . A number of these prisoners were brought to India and tried by British courts for treason, including a number of high - ranking officers such as Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon . The defence of these individuals from prosecution by the British became a central point of contention between the British Raj and the Indian Independence Movement in the post-war years . </P> <P> Since Subhas Chandra Bose pragmatically aligned with Japan to liberate India, British propaganda tried to portray him as a controversial figure for his official stance against imperialism which would run in opposition against what British propaganda portrayed as Japanese imperialism in Asia during World War II . Bose himself opposed all manner of colonial practices, but saw Britain as hypocritical in "fighting a war for democracy" but refusing to extend the same respect for democracy and equal rights to their colonial subjects in India . Bose opposed British racial policy and declared working for the abolition of racial discrimination with Burmese, Japanese and other Asians . British propaganda accused him of fascism, citing his control over the Provisional Government as strict as evidence of this; and further tried to portray him wanting to establish a totalitarian state in India with the blessings of the Axis powers . It is inaccurate to term Bose solely as a fascist . But he believed that parliamentary democracy was unsuitable for India immediately after independence, and that a centrally organised, self - sufficient, semi-socialist India under the firm control of a single party was the best course for Indian government . Some of his ideas would help shape Indian governmental policy in the aftermath of the country's independence from Britain . </P> <P> The fact that Azad Hind was aligned politically with Japan may have little to do with explicit agreement and support for Japanese policy in Asia, and more with what Bose saw as a pragmatic approach to Indian independence . Disillusioned with Gandhi's philosophies of non-violence, Bose was clearly of the camp that supported exploiting British weakness to gain Indian independence . Throughout the existence of Azad Hind, Bose sought to distance himself from Japanese collaboration and become more self - sufficient, but found this difficult since the existence of Azad Hind as a governmental entity had only come about with the support of the Japanese, on whom the government and army of Azad Hind were entirely dependent . Bose, however, remains a hero in present - day India and is remembered as a man who fought fiercely for Indian independence . (1) </P> <P> Although Japanese troops saw much of the combat in India against the British, the INA was certainly by itself an effective combat force, having faced British and allied troops and making their mark in the Battle of Imphal . On 18 April 1944 the suicide squads led by Col. Shaukat Malik broke through the British defence and captured Moirang in Manipur . The Azad Hind administration took control of this independent Indian territory . Following Moirang, the advancing INA breached the Kohima road, posing a threat to the British positions in both Silchar and Kohima . Col. Gulzara Singh's column had penetrated 250 miles into India . The Azad Brigade advanced, by outflanking the Anglo - American positions . </P>

Who is the founder of ajad hind fouj