The legacy of the INA is controversial . It was associated with Imperial Japan and the other Axis powers , and accusations were levelled against INA troops of being involved and complicit in Japanese war crimes . The INA 's members were viewed as Axis collaborators by British soldiers and Indian PoWs who did not join the army , but after the war they were seen as patriots by many Indians . Although they were widely commemorated by the Indian National Congress in the immediate aftermath of Indian independence , members of the INA were denied freedom fighter status by the Government of India , unlike those in the Gandhian movement . Nevertheless , the army remains a popular and passionate topic in Indian culture and politics
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