On August 9, 1942, the British arrested Gandhi. On August 9, 1942, when the Japanese fascist army arrived at the gate of India, the British paid a huge price in order to obtain India¡¯s support for the war, so as to guarantee the British victory in the war, while being forced by Washington and other allies, the British Prime Minister Churchill agreed to make a major concession to India at the time of the war. Although he refused to acknowledge India¡¯s immediate independence, the British paid a huge price in order to survive: the British solemnly assured that after the defeat of Japan, India would obtain the status of an autonomous territory, in other words, India could enjoy autonomy within the scope of the British Federation. The British people, for their only purpose being to fight for the immediate independence of India