(officials at the Bangkok Conference)

The thirty-four set resolution known as the Bangkok resolutions were passed at the Bangkok Conference held on 15th June 1942. The conference was held by Indian Nationalist groups and the local Indian Independence leagues at Bangkok. The Bangkok conference was held to proclaim the formation of the All-India Independence league. The Bangkok resolutions or the thirty-four set regulations were passed to define the role of the All-India Independence league in the Indian freedom struggle. The discussion of obtaining the support of the Japanese in the Indian freedom struggle also took place. The relations with the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and the relations with the Indian National Army were also discussed in the conference.

The Indian Independence League worked for uniting the Indians living outside India with the aim of seeking removal of the British rule from India. A political organization, the Indian Independence League operated from the 1920s to 1940s. Giani Pritam Singh was one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian Independence League.

The Indian National Army known as the Azad Hind Fauj was an army formed in Southeast Asia during the World War II in 1942 by the Indian nationalists. The aim of this armed force was to secure freedom of India from the British rule. The Azad Hind Fauj was formed with an alliance with Imperial Japan. First formed in 1942 under Mohan Singh, the Indian National Army had around 42000 soldiers approximately. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was the commander of the Azad Hind Fauj. The motto of the Indian National Army was ‘Ittehad, Itmad aur Qurbani’ (meaning Unity, Faith and Sacrifice in Urdu). This armed force was active from August 1942 to September 1945. During its active years, the Azad Hind Fauj was engaged in Burma Campaign, Battle of Ngakyedauk, Battle of Imphal, Battle of Kohima, Battle of Pokoku and the Battle of Central Burma.