India asks Russia to share information on Netaji

October 20, 2015 21:59

Russia today promised to look into India's request to share any information it has on the seven-decade-old mystery surrounding Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The issue was raised by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during her meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

"The Russian Minister said he will look into the matter and will let India know if there was any information," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.

The development came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement that India will declassify files on Bose beginning January 23 next year.

Bose's family feels a number of countries including Japan, Russia, Germany and Britain have information on his disappearance.

During a meeting with Netaji's family last week, Prime Minister Modi declared that "there is no need to strangle history".

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