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British East India Company
October 12, 2021
Dawn of Nationalism: An Indian Novel’s Vision of History
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Tarzi’s “The Break of Dawn” is a yet another instance of a building modern Indian patriotism on the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny.
July 30, 2020
How Nepal Got Its Borders
By Sridhar Krishnan
After the Anglo-Gorkha War in 1814, the British and the Gorkhas had different understandings of what exactly a border meant.
April 25, 2018
The Last Time the US and India Were This Aligned? 1780
By Richard Sambasivam
If history rhymes, it tells us that a U.S.-India strategic alignment is not so new.
August 17, 2017
The British Raj’s Social and Institutional Impact on Indian Society
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The legacy of empire was born of profit-seeking.
November 11, 2016
Is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor a 21st Century East India Company?
By Abdur Rehman Shah
A closer look at the hidden dangers CPEC could bring for Pakistan.
October 08, 2015
250 Years Ago, This Event Changed Everything in South Asia
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
250 years ago, British rule over India began de jure.
June 18, 2015
Was Double Government in Afghanistan a Folly?
By Catherine Putz
During and after the First Anglo-Afghan War, the British embarked on a hybrid form of colonialism, it didn't work.
April 25, 2015
200 Years Ago, Britain Recruited South Asia's Fiercest Warriors
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
200 years ago today, the legendary Gorkha rifles were formed.
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