The Diplomat

The Historical Great Powers of Asia: South Asia

Even if medieval Indian kings didn’t control the entire subcontinent, the region’s wealth and population helped them impact world events. Procession on the occasion of a Durbar (audience) of the Mogul ...

Vijay Diwas recalls 1971 triumph that redrew South Asia’s Map: Indian Army

Dubbing Vijay Diwas a landmark triumph that reshaped India’s military history, redrew the map of South Asia and gave birth to a new nation - Bangladesh, the Indian Army today recalled the valour and ...
Asia Society

Cultural Encounters: South Asian History in the ‘Third Space'

In today’s world, identities are based on binaries, where one is either this or that: Indian or foreign; South Asian or Western; religious or not. Our notions of ourselves are based on narrowly ...
The Diplomat

The Historical Great Powers of Asia: Medieval East Asia

The Composite Map of the Ming Empire (Da Ming Hunyi Tu) reflects the political situation in AD 1389 but was likely painted much later. Original Chinese labels were later covered with Manchu on paper ...