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the indian government in exile (frei Hind) was axis and indians fought for the exile govenment( Do you dispute this)

Yes, I'll dispute that there was a 'government in exile'. I won't dispute that there were malcontents who saw a path to power through the Axis. Even Britain had Oswald Moseley, or more directly on point, Unity Mitford. But you can't call Unity Mitford a British government in exile.

The fact that those malcontents are now held in high regard by some (or many) is no surprise. But it doesn't change what they were, and were not, at the time.

And to save some discussion down the road, I would consider the Dutch and Polish governments in exile to be legitimate, while DeGaulle's legitimacy, while expedient, was questionable.

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"Yes, I'll dispute that there was a 'government in exile'. I won't dispute that there were malcontents who saw a path to power through the Axis. Even Britain had Oswald Moseley, or more directly on point, Unity Mitford. But you can't call Unity Mitford a British government in exile."


Ok, so our argument boils down to whether Bose and his troops were a government. They considerded themselves a govenment, issued stamps and stuff like one does. They also had a military consisting of Indian soldiers. They did not hold indian soil (that i know of)and thus the idea that they are a govenment in exile.

Considering this, can it not be argued that at the very least it was a civil war of sorts with two govenments both claiming to be the ligitimate government feilding troops against each other.
Also, I believe, Degaulle was based in the French province of Algeria which the germans didnt take over.