The East India Company’s royal charter gave it the ability to “wage war,” and initially it used military force to protect itself and fight rival traders. In 1757, however, it seized control ...

The art show, titled ‘A Treasury of Life: Indian Company Paintings c. 1790-1835’, is on at DAG in central Delhi till June 28.

“ Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company ” is on view at the Wallace Collection in London through April 19, 2020.

The business relationship between India and the Arab world goes back centuries. Some gulf countries even used the Indian rupee as currency before they gained independence. Today the Indian diaspora is ...