Whether it's through ancient trade, spiritual exchange, or migration, Indian influence has quietly shaped the societies of ...

“The centrality of the Indian ... of the two ancient economic and cultural hubs of Asia” has been, he writes, “obscured by the seductively Sinocentric concept of the ‘Silk Road.’” ...

BENGALURU: One, two buckle my shoe, three, four shut the door…We all know how it goes. But what are these one and two and three and four? As students, we learned that they are Arabic numerals.

giving birth to Silk Road treasures represented by the Mogao Grottoes. The collections of the Dunhuang Academy, with treasures such as clay Buddha statues of the Tang Dynasty, silver coins of the ...

Fortunately, a brief scroll suffices. After a night in the quiet town of Tashkurgan, I catch a bus headed north for the historic Silk Road town of Kashgar, a five-hour drive away. Along the old ...

Will a new road to China save its unique culture or destroy ... kingdom was constructed a few miles south of Lo Manthang by an Indian mystic who destroyed a demoness there. Today this temple ...

The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days. Salopek began his "Out of Eden" walk four years ago in Ethiopia.

The ancient Silk Route city continues to occupy ... Osh is undoubtedly one of the oldest cities along the fabled Silk Road and one of Central Asia's most interesting commercial centers.

Chinese silk ... ancient times. Today, in addition to traditional markets such as the European Union and the United States, exports now reach the BRICS nations and countries involved in the Belt ...

Bloomberg Philanthropies, which began implementing safety initiatives in Indian cities in 2010, said that Mumbai has seen a 39% reduction in road crash fatalities over the past 10 years.

But one scenic 56-mile road trip on the island’s north side is somewhat of a must-do for visitors looking to explore everything from ancient villages to wild coastlines. It was highlighted by ...

Five gold coins, 32 silver coins and 4 bronze coins. This is what was found, on Wednesday morning, inside the luggage of two Sardinians leaving for Munich, who were reported. They were intercepted ...