The conventional explanations for America’s failure to stabilize Afghanistan provide little help for future policymaking.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Strip away the sugarcoated rhetoric, and few phrases better capture the essence of the ...

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

Silk Road used ‘anonymity layers,’ digital ... Jeffrey Brown visits the relics that have survived the tumult of recent history in Afghanistan.

The Indian subcontinent’s connections to the West, especially via the Roman empire, were far richer than once thought.

As a major road of the ancient Silk Road, Afghanistan has the potential to restore its former glory as a hub for regional trade. China is facilitating improved ties between Pakistan and the ...

The Termez Dialogue in Uzbekistan aims to create a permanent platform for Central and South Asian cooperation, emphasising connectivity and economic integration.

Nellie Huang has seen more of the world than most, but there's only one place she calls home. Here's why she decided to live ...

The War of the Heavenly Horses set the stage for an epic confrontation between the ancient Greeks of the Bactrian Kingdom and ...

Central Asian states have been at the forefront of regional connectivity projects, but progress has been frustratingly slow.

Afghanistan's deputy foreign minister Mohammad ... for the caravans travelling between east and west along the ancient Silk Road. During Soviet times it was reduced to a distant outpost and ...