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A golden journey to SamarkandThere may not be much silk in the heart of the Silk Road, but some things should stay a mystery, a mirage to fantasise about.- Forgotten Horses: How two grand histories gallop past power’s real engineTwo major books on world history, 'The Silk Roads' and 'The Golden Road', aim to shift focus away from Europe. However, both texts largely ...
- Follow the Silk RoadThe British Museum in London is hosting an exhibition on the Silk Roads from Sep 23 to Feb 23, 2025. A related 2016 Getty podcast features ...
- Unleashing ED before elections undemocratic: Ex-RBI guv Raghuram RajanFormer RBI governor Raghuram Rajan expressed concern over the use of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) before elections, stating it is wrong...
- Maritime and land routes not distinct but part of silk roads ecosystem: Peter Frankopan"Certainly, massive new investment in infra, energy, transport and communications can, and will, help boost trade even further. But this is...
- Showing (Corri)door to China's clout: How IMEC can help India leverage its trade and geopolitical potentialThe precise route map of the corridor will be figured out when the stakeholders meet in the next two months. But a Memorandum of Understand...
- Climate may not serve as a catalyst to dramatic change but could well act as a complicator, says Peter FrankopanHistorian Peter Frankopan has said climate change may not be the catalyst for major changes but could become a “complicator” adding to exis...
- India views EU’s proposal on carbon tariff a protectionist tool, weighs options to counter itFrom October 1 this year, exporters, including from India, of steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity will have to ...
- ‘India’s actions may decide the course of 21st century’Peter Frankopan, professor of global history at Oxford University, speaking on India-China border clash said that if India is vocal, robust...
- 'Maharajas' after filmmaker now, scurried when British trampled their honour: Shashi TharoorShashi Tharoor's comments come at a time when Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie 'Padmavati' has been in the eye of a storm.
- View: China could find its new empire too hard to handleFor one thing, the whole poorly-defined initiative might fail, burdening weak nations with unsustainable debt and stressing the Chinese eco...
- This is what India's 84 billionaires can learn from history28% Indians giving money to charity the last six years has climbed dramatically, but it is a far cry from the 74% who make donations in the...
- TeamLease founders Ashok Reddy & Manish Sabharwal's must-read listAshok Reddy and Manish Sabharwal turn to books for inspiration and leadership lessons.
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