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On the Road to a Constitution for India
Date: 23 December 1932 Location: London Speaker: Aga Khan III Source: Speeches of Aga Khan III – K K Aziz Full Text Mr. Secretary of State, My Lords and Gentlemen, now we have come to the close of this third session of the Round Table Confer ence we may congratulate ourselves upon the fact that… Read more
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The New Constitution for India
Date: 16 November 1932 Location: London Speaker: Aga Khan III Source: Speeches of Aga Khan III – K K Aziz Full Text Indians coming nearer to each other – the new Constitution India’s place among the Dominions. . . . His Highness said that, as chairman of the British Indians, he was happy to think… Read more
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The Finances of the League of Nations
Date: 17 October 1932 Location: Geneva Speaker: Aga Khan III Source: Speeches of Aga Khan III – K K Aziz Full Text The problem of retrenchment – the financial position of the League demands serious consideration – two options: reduction in salaries or a curtailment of activities – India’s views on the solution. Certain questions… Read more
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Muslims and the Third Round Table Conference
Date: 12 October 1932 Location: London Speaker: Aga Khan III Source: Speeches of Aga Khan III – K K Aziz Full Text Punjab. However forlorn the prospects may be, the door will not be permanently dosed to a solution of this problem. “On general constitutional problems Muslim representatives who are coming to the Round Table… Read more
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Iraq’s Entry into the League of Nations
Date: 3 October 1932 Location: Geneva Speaker: Aga Khan III Source: Speeches of Aga Khan III – K K Aziz Full Text Felicitations on independence – welcome to the League member ship – old ti.es with India. On behalf of the Government and peoples of India, I wish most heartily to congratulate Iraq on her… Read more
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The World Looks to the League
Date: 27 September 1932 Location: Geneva Speaker: Aga Khan III Source: Speeches of Aga Khan III – K K Aziz Full Text Turkey – Iraq’s application. Among the outstanding work of the League during the last year has been the Disarmament Conference, in which I myself have been privileged to take part. We all know… Read more
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Turkey’s Entry into the League of Nations
Date: 6 July 1932 Location: Geneva Speaker: Aga Khan III Source: Speeches of Aga Khan III – K K Aziz Full Text India and Turkey – both countries will promote world peace. I am most happy to support the draft resolution on behalf of the delegation of India. The history of India has been linked… Read more
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The Hindu-Muslim Problem in India
Date: 7 June 1932 Location: London Speaker: Aga Khan III Source: Speeches of Aga Khan III – K K Aziz Full Text Recent Hindu-Muslim outbreak in Bombay should not be used as a pretext for stopping constitution-making – causes of recent communal riots – provisional settlement and claims of Muslims and the minority communities –… Read more
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The Sino-Japanese Dispute
Date: 8 March 1932 Location: Geneva Speaker: Aga Khan III Source: Speeches of Aga Khan III – K K Aziz Full Text The universality of the League and the diversity within it – patience and understanding required for dealing with the Sino-Japanese dispute – history oflndia’s intimate relations with China and Japan – the commercial… Read more
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The Need for Disarmament
Date: 19 February 1932 Location: Geneva Speaker: Aga Khan III Source: Speeches of Aga Khan III – K K Aziz Full Text The problem of disarmament after the Great War – ideal of peace in India – the Hague Conferences – the First World War and its consequences for India – in spite of hopes… Read more