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Led by the Aga Khan III at the Viceregal Lodge

The Shimla Deputation took place on 1st October, 1906.

Here, Lord Minto met with a deputation of 35 Muslim leaders led by Aga Khan.

The deputation aimed to convince Lord Minto, to advocate for greater political representation for Muslims in British India

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• Canada is not a member of BRICS.
• Know everything about BRICS: 
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009) 

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• The Montagu-Chelmsford Report was published on July 8, 1918.
• The report was the result of discussions between Edwin Montagu, secretary of state for India from 1917 to 1922, and Lord Chelmsford, the viceroy of India between 1916 and 1921.
• The report was used as the basis for the Government of India Act of 1919.

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In response to the inadequacy of the Simon Report, the Labour Government under Ramsay MacDonald decided to hold Round Table Conferences in London.

The first conference was held from November 12, 1930, to January 19, 1931, to discuss constitutional reforms in India.

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• The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931
  
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• The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 
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• The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 
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• First round table conference: 1930

  2nd: 1931

  3rd:1932

  All in London

• All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.

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• Simon's commission was rejected by Indian National Congress and  Muslim League
  
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• Simon Commission was appointed in 1928
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• It comprises 7 members of the British
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• It was opposed by both Jinnah & Gandhi

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Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, was defeated by Lord Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey in 1757.

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The then British Prime Minister Attlee appointed Lord Louis Mountbatten as India's last viceroy, giving him the task to oversee British India's independence by June 1948, with the instruction to avoid partition and preserve a United India, but with adaptable authority to ensure a British withdrawal with minimal setbacks.

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BRICS is an association of five major emerging economies:

• Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

These countries come together to discuss cooperation in economic, political, and cultural matters.

The 10th summit took place in Johannesburg in July 2018.