Geography, demographics, religion, technology, and a state’s institutions determined why certain states exercised power and how different regions developed the way that they did.

The tomato arrived in Egypt only a few hundred years ago—today it is a staple of the cuisine.

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Between the Black and Caspian Seas rises one of the world’s most dramatic mountain ranges — the Caucasus. This video explores ...

Despite record-high investments in renewables globally, the pace of deployment remains insufficient. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), 582 GW of new renewable capacity ...

The world is rediscovering sustainable living; Bharat only needs to remember it. The explorers of ancient Bharat had one ...

India’s relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stands at a defining crossroads. What began as a ...

The return of stolen artefacts is a thorny issue. So, do we need new frameworks for thinking about cultural heritage?

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On October 20, the defense ministers of the five Central Asian states met in Samarkand for the very first time, followed on ...

Asia-Pacific remains a two-tier industrial gas market in many respects, with three global majors accounting for about half of sector revenues – mainly delivering gases for multinationals – while ...

The Great Nicobar project is undoubtedly ambitious, yet ambition that is totally cut off from economic and logistical ...