Xuanzang's travels and research united two ancient cultures long lost to the passage of time, in a bond of respect and ...

A new mural on display in India’s new $110 million Parliament has become an unlikely target of ire among its South Asian neighbors, with Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh seeking an explanation ...

In the Himalayas of northern India, Ladakh is a land of jagged peaks and sprawling desert, where ancient monasteries are draped in prayer flags and Buddhist monks share words of wisdom with ...

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Before the Silk Road, there was India's Golden Road, says historian William Dalrymple. It was a route that ran from the Roman Empire in the West, to Korea and Japan in the Far ...

Because of their position between East and West Asia, the Central Asian cities of Samarkand and Bukhara served as important Silk Road hubs. Much later, they became cities in the Soviet republic of ...