Long before Ashoka the Great left his indelible mark on stone pillars and the collective conscience of the Indian subcontinent, another towering figure laid the foundation for one of India’s most ...

Despite being dead for more than 300 years, this Indian ruler is still making waves in the nation’s politics. Aurangzeb Alamgir has become so central to India’s fraught political moment, his memory is ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Narendra Modi rose from his chair and walked briskly towards the podium to deliver another nighttime address to the nation. It was expected the speech would include a rare message of ...

Akbar, the greatest / Gian Carlo Calza -- The Akbarnama and Mughal court culture / Susan Stronge -- Akbar the king and the creator / Dr. Daljeet -- Fathpur Sikri, Akbar's capital and construction ...

Regarding Maxwell Carter’s review of “Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King” by Patrick Olivelle (Books, Jan. 27): One can be benign only if one has the choice to be ruthless. One can be credited for ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Narendra Modi rose from his chair and walked briskly towards the podium to deliver another nighttime address to the nation. It was expected the speech would include a rare message of ...

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi rose from his chair and walked briskly toward the podium to deliver another nighttime address to the nation. The speech was expected to include a rare ...