AGA-KHAN III AND THE INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA (TRANSNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND WORLD POLITICS)
Imams began to pursue active reforms and modernization policy among their followers in order to promote the development of modern Ismailism. The Imams also greatly contributed to the improvement of the socioeconomic conditions of Hindus and Muslims in the era of British colonialism, and eventually began to support the ideology of independence. Being an international politician Aga Khan III had got involved in ‘Indian affairs’ and efficiently participated in the fateful discussions that ultimately led to the independence of India from British rule. In the 1930s, he represented the Muslims of India at the Round Table conferences in London, debating the future of the Subcontinent along with other famous participants such as Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He became one of the founders and the first president of the All India Muslim Teague. Three times he had been appointed as India's Chief Representative to the Teague of Nations. All his life he fought for the independence of India, later also defending the national interests of Pakistan. During the World War I, the Imam published a book ‘India in Transition’ in which he outlined his views on the future of India.