India's new railway in Kashmir is less about connectivity and more about consolidating control through spectacle, ...

Nation Theory” in a recent speech delivered by the Field Marshal General Syed Asim Munir has reignited debate on the subject. Nearly eight decades after the creation of Pakistan, the nation has yet to ...

In this excellent account of the political upheavals that shaped modern Asia, Sam Dalrymple covers a vast amount of ground ...

On Thursday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed what had long been anticipated. Britain would transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius.

Nations evolve through different phases, often passing through periods of intense conflict, internal division, political instability, economic crisis even collapse. There are moments in a nation’s ...

The Proms 2025 are nearly upon; the First Night is July 18. You may wish to visit the Royal Albert Hall and sample the ...

Thrones advertised symbolic power and ended up as a fixed deposit of sorts for weaker sultans. Collecting thrones was also ...

Connaught Place, Delhi’s iconic commercial hub, blends colonial charm with modern luxury. Designed in 1929, it's owned by the Government of India, but many tenants still pay shockingly low rent due to ...

Scenes from three cities on a continent on the brink.

New Delhi, India - In the pomp and stately silence of India's capital, a visit to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, India's Presidential Palace, is a solemn exploration of the country's history, democracy and ...

She spoke of the horrors of the famine that had ravaged India, the flouting of human rights, and equality by Britain, and demanded independence from the British Raj. The flag, later smuggled into ...