VanDyke

An Indian court has granted default bail to American filmmaker and former Libya war participant Matthew VanDyke along with six Ukrainian nationals arrested in a case involving alleged militant training in Northeast India. The court has also permitted them to travel to the United States and Ukraine for one month to meet their families while the investigation continues. Critics are questioning how suspects were allowed to leave the country mid-probe, calling the decision extraordinary.

India's National Investigation Agency alleges that VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals illegally crossed from Mizoram into Myanmar, reached Victoria Camp and trained ethnic armed groups in drone warfare. The agency had opposed their release, but after default bail, a Delhi court has now permitted them to travel home. The case has sparked debate in India over border security, foreign nationals in conflict zones, and whether authorities can stop them from leaving.