formation of the ina was the result of the great efforts made by
Subhas[4] Chandra Bose Mohan Singh
title: Indian National Army in Singapore text: employed various torturous measures in order to coerce the POWs to join the INA. Scholars have generally agreed that both Mohan Singh and Subhas Chandra Bose were influential figures. However, earlier scholars, who were writing at a time when the Indian government had begun to portray Bose as a nationalistic hero, tended to accord much of the success of the INA to Bose. However, scholars from newer non-nationalistic historical traditions, supported by access to newer historical sources, argue that both Singh and Bose were major players in the formation and maintenance of the INA. Captain Mohan Singh was a soldier title: Indian National Army in Singapore text: Indian National Army in Singapore The Indian National Army (INA) was an Indian military wing in Southeast Asia, particularly active in Singapore, that was officially formed in April 1942 and disbanded in August 1945. It was formed with the help of the Japanese forces and was made up of roughly about 45 000 Indian POWs, who were captured after the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942. It was initially headed by Mohan Singh till April 1942. Following disagreements between Mohan Singh and other leaders of the INA, the responsibility of leadership fell to Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943. Between title: Indian National Army in Singapore text: up the stage for many soldiers to switch loyalties to the Japanese in 1942. The circumstances leading up to the formation of the INA have been contested. While some scholars have gone down the nationalistic road, newer scholars have instead challenged these claims and with the aid of new sources been able to shed a different light on the same event. Early accounts trace the founding of the INA to the spontaneous uprising of nationalism among Indian troops in Malaya. More recent accounts, however, suggest the Japanese played a central role in its formation and development. Plans by the Japanese title: India–Japan relations text: end the British raj through military means, used Japanese sponsorship to form the Azad Hind Fauj or "Indian National Army" (INA). The INA was composed mainly of former prisoners of war from the British Indian Army who had been captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore. They joined primarily because of the very harsh, often fatal conditions in POW camps. The INA also recruited volunteers from Indian expatriates in Southeast Asia. Bose was eager for the INA to participate in any invasion of India, and persuaded several Japanese that a victory such as Mutaguchi anticipated would lead to title: First Indian National Army text: high-command sought to expand the scope and support for the evolving INA as well as the Japanese support for the independence movement. For this it sought the counsel of Rash Behari Bose. Rash Behari had lived in self-exile in Japan since the 1920s. He encouraged the formation of the INA, but also sought to attach it to a central civilian authority speaking for and encouraging Indian civilian Indian population of the region to become a part of it. The framework of local Indian associations that existed before the war reached Malaya were rekindled. In December 1941, after meeting with the