The trail of Eurasian oasis cities and overland trade routes that linked China to the bazaars and ... s latest book “The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World,” which came ...

Historian William Dalrymple, speaking at the India Today Conclave, challenged the widely accepted belief that China dominated ancient global trade. He argued that India, not China, was the key ...

He argues that for more than a millennium India art ... now largely forgotten. China’s significance has long been celebrated and understood, with reference to the ancient trading routes linking ...

It is now clear that historians have been looking at entirely the wrong place when they thought about ancient trade routes. It was India, not China, that was the greatest trading partner of the ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to historian William Dalrymple about his latest book, "The Golden Road: How Ancient ... over India, but you do find an Indian philosophy - Buddhism - taking over China ...

The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang. By Alexander Cunningham., Major-General, R.E. With thirteen maps.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-India diplomatic ties. Over the past few decades, the two ancient Asian civilizations, each with modern global visions ...

The Indian subcontinent’s connections to the West, especially via the Roman empire, were far richer than once thought.

William Dalrymple, Shanay Jhaveri and Susan Whitfield discuss the global significance of India and China from ancient times to the present day, with Adam Rutherford. Show more The best-selling ...