J K Dadoo writes that ancient India, through trade, religion and knowledge networks, shaped global civilisation as the world’s central intellectual and philosophical power ...

Indian kings who crossed oceans and mountains set important examples. Here is a brief look at what these rulers achieved in the past.

In the third century BCE, Ashoka ruled an empire encompassing much of modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. During his reign, Buddhism proliferated across the South Asian ...