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A Hindu soldier and a Muslim poet show how religious identities overlapped in 19th-century India

The growing assertion of a majority Hindu identity is fueling debates about religious pluralism in India. A 2025 Washington-based research group report documented a steady, incremental increase in hate speech since 2023 targeting religious minorities in India, while Human Rights Watch reported a rise in religious and communal violence in…

The Conversation · Aug 18

Nepal says it may have lost treaty papers marking border with India

The 1816 Sugauli Treaty between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Nepal significantly reduced the Himalayan nation’s territory

The Independent UK · Aug 14

India Was the World’s Richest Country for 1,000 Years. What Exactly Changed?

For much of recorded history, India was one of the largest economic powers in the world. This is not a cultural claim. It is supported by long term economic research. Economic historian Angus Maddison, whose global GDP reconstructions are widely cited in academic circles, estimated that: Around 1 AD, India…

Times Life · Feb 26

What is the Boston Tea Party and what did it do?

The 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party is marked this year

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023

What the right gets wrong about Adam Smith

What to make of Adam Smith? You might have thought we would have straightened this out, given that he only ever wrote two books and it’s been 300 years since he was born. But no. Everyone wants to claim the Scottish philosopher and economist as one of their own. With…

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2023