President-elect Donald Trump made some news earlier this week by suggesting he would rename the Gulf of Mexico and call it ...

Its location right at the borders of Europe and Asia have made it an important crossroads that empires have battled for throughout history. Iraq, the cradle of ancient Mesopotamia, holds immense ...

The map of Turkestan basically resembles the borders of the ... In this light, the scenario in Central Asia, in some aspects, fits nicely with colonial history in general. Asia Society’s purpose is to ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The origin of Indo-European languages has long been a topic of debate among scholars and scientists. In 2012, a team of evolutionary biologists at the University of ...

With Trump’s inauguration on Jan 20, South Asia is bracing for potential shake-ups in U.S. foreign policy. What will the new administration’s South Asia strategy look like? Who will lead the charge as ...

Historian William Darlymple says that private museums such as MAP are encouraging prospects, considering how culture is "often mismanaged" by governments. "Besides, Indian art history is very ...