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Gandhi Irwin Pact: Key Accord for Indian Independence<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

The Gandhi Irwin Pact, also known as the Delhi Pact, was a significant agreement signed on March 5, 1931, by <\/span>Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin<\/a>, the then Viceroy of India.<\/b> The pact was the result of talks between Gandhi and the British government at the Second Round Table Conference<\/a> in London.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Agreement\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/th>\nDetails<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Name of Agreement\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n\n
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  • Gandhi Irwin Pact.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date Signed\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n\n
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  • March 5, 1931.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parties Involved\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n\n
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  • Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin (representing the British colonial government in India).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purpose\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n\n
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  • To end the Civil Disobedience Movement <\/b>and secure the <\/span>release of political prisoners<\/b>, including Gandhi.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The Congress agreed to <\/span>participate in the Second Round Table Conference <\/b>in London to discuss the future of India\u2019s political system.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Congress\u2019 Position\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n\n
British Government\u2019s Position\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n\n
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  • Agreed to release political prisoner<\/b>s and hold discussions with Congress, but did not commit to granting immediate independence.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Significance<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n
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  • The pact marked a temporary truce between Congress and the British colonial government and paved the way for future negotiations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • It also marked a <\/span>new phase in the Indian independence movement.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Outcome<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n