Regarding Japanese occupation of the Andaman Islands

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Dear Indy, Sparty, Astrid, and Team, I have been watching since 1916. Thanks for all the excellent history coverage.

I want to know more about the Japanese occupation of the Andaman islands. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, now a part of India, were occupied by the Japanese way back in March 1942. I’ve seen claims of 2000 andamanese dead as a result of the occupation. Some specifics I would like to know about are:

  1. What did the local Andamanese population at the time think of Subhas Chandra Bose and the INA, who were nominally in charge at the time? I can’t seem to find much, if any literature on the issue, but I know from talking to some older Andaman residents that they atleast saw the INA unfavourably at that time.

  2. Did the Japanese also take women from the island as ‘comfort women’?

  3. Did the Japanese or the INA have any interactions with the North Sentinelese, which is one of the world’s last ‘uncontacted’ tribes?

Thanks in advance,
Cheers,
Abhi

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