India, Nov. 15 -- Russia applied pressure on India to use a false UAPA investigation to imprison us, says Matthew VanDyke in an exclusive conversation with The Sunday Guardian

In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Guardian, American national Matthew VanDyke speaks about his six-month imprisonment in India, his organisation's activities in Myanmar and the circumstances surrounding the arrest and subsequent release of all seven accused. He denies links with intelligence agencies or Indian insurgent groups and maintains that their mission was humanitarian in nature. He also says the US government exerted no diplomatic pressure on India to secure their release. This is his first interview with any publication after the court released him...