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Act East via Pangsau Pass: The strategic case for reopening the historic Stilwell Road to reshape India-Myanmar-China trade

Raju Das -
Discover the WWII history, current route status, and the complex geopolitics on the reopening of the historic Stilwell Road for India-China trade.
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‘Who knows better about surprise than Japan’: Donald Trump cites 1941 Pearl Harbour incident when asked about ongoing Iran war, leaves Japanese PM stunned

OpIndia Staff -
During a White House briefing on Iran strikes, President Trump sparked an awkward moment by asking Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi why Japan didn't warn the U.S. about Pearl Harbor.
News Reports

Who defeated Japan during World War II? Taiwan and Communist China fight to claim credit for victory and win the battle of ‘historical narrative’

Shraddha Pandey -
Interestingly, the CCP government in China continues to propagate how it played the key role in defeating the Japanese. In reality, it was the Chiang Kai-shek-led Republican government that played the central role.
Opinions

Who was Justice Radhabinod Pal: Revered in Japan for his role in the Tokyo Tribunal, but mostly forgotten in India

Shraddha Pandey -
Justice Radhabinod Pal argued in his dissenting judgement that the tribunal was a "sham employment of legal process for the satisfaction of a thirst for revenge".
World

Rules-based International Order? USA tested 67 nuclear bombs in Marshall Islands and has been denying compensation to residents for decades

Rukma Rathore -
After subjecting the islanders to nuclear explosions, the USA also conducted scientific experiments on them.
News Reports

Brazilian President Lula declared persona non grata in Israel after he compares situation in Gaza to Holocaust: Major diplomatic standoff ensues

OpIndia Staff -
Brazil's ambassador to Israel Frederico Meyer was called to the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem in Jerusalem by the Israeli government and was given what can be called as a 'formal reprimand' over Lula's comments.
News Reports

Canada’s Speaker of the Parliament resigns after global backlash over celebrating a Nazi war criminal, claims it was a ‘mistake’

OpIndia Staff -
Canadian Speaker Anthony Rota resigned from his post after facing widespread humiliation for honouring a Nazi war criminal in the Parliament.
News Reports

I expect an apology: Polish Ambassador seeks accountability from Canada after its Parliament gave standing ovation to Nazi collaborator

OpIndia Staff -
Yaroslav Hunka was a member of a SS unit, the 14th SS-Volunteer Division “Galicia”, established in 1943 by the Nazis.
News Reports

Canada’s House of Commons gives standing ovation to Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran who fought for Nazis: History of SS unit and war criminal’s connection to...

Anurag -
Canadian House of Commons gave a standing ovation to Yaroslav Hunka, a World War II veteran who was part of an unit formed by Nazi SS
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Catholic Church in Vatican had knowledge about Nazis killing 6000 Jews each day, reveals letter from World War II era

OpIndia Staff -
In May 2020, Germany’s council of Catholic bishops admitted that the Church was complicit in the actions of the Nazi regime during the Second World War.
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