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Indian history
![Trolls and a Controversial King: Indian History and Modern Scholarship Trolls and a Controversial King: Indian History and Modern Scholarship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-the_emperor_aurangzeb_on_horseback_ca._1690–1710_the_cleveland_museum_of_art.jpg)
Trolls and a Controversial King: Indian History and Modern Scholarship
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
An interview with Audrey Truschke.
![70 Years of the Radcliffe Line: Understanding the Story of Indian Partition 70 Years of the Radcliffe Line: Understanding the Story of Indian Partition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-img_6583.jpg)
70 Years of the Radcliffe Line: Understanding the Story of Indian Partition
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
On its 70th anniversary, a review of the Radcliffe Line.
![The British Raj’s Social and Institutional Impact on Indian Society The British Raj’s Social and Institutional Impact on Indian Society](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-800px-east_india_house_by_thomas_malton_the_younger.jpg)
The British Raj’s Social and Institutional Impact on Indian Society
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The legacy of empire was born of profit-seeking.
![The Shadow of Doubt: India, Pakistan, and Vulgar Cartoons in 1947 The Shadow of Doubt: India, Pakistan, and Vulgar Cartoons in 1947](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-4.jpg)
The Shadow of Doubt: India, Pakistan, and Vulgar Cartoons in 1947
By Ritu Gairola Khanduri
A look back at political cartoons on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the independence of India and Pakistan.
![How the Indian National Congress Lost India How the Indian National Congress Lost India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-13_14-45-52.jpg)
How the Indian National Congress Lost India
By Martand Jha
India’s Grand Old Party has decidedly lost its grandeur. What happened?
![India: The Dying Home of Hume India: The Dying Home of Hume](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-07_08-49-40.jpg)
India: The Dying Home of Hume
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The house of the founder of the oldest party in India is slowly turning into ruins.
![India's Capital City: Should We Call It Delhi or New Delhi? India's Capital City: Should We Call It Delhi or New Delhi?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-29_01-36-53.jpg)
India's Capital City: Should We Call It Delhi or New Delhi?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
New Delhi is a smaller entity in the much larger urban mass that is the Indian National Capital Territory.
![How India Can Better Preserve Its Cultural Heritage How India Can Better Preserve Its Cultural Heritage](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-27_20-34-59.jpg)
How India Can Better Preserve Its Cultural Heritage
By Vishal Arora
An interview with Ratish Nanda, a prominent conservation architect in India.
![Finding Delhi’s Lost Monuments Finding Delhi’s Lost Monuments](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-23_13-28-46.jpg)
Finding Delhi’s Lost Monuments
By Vishal Arora
Glimpses of historical treasures hidden within the bustle of a modern city.
![3 Problems with War and Strategy in Medieval India 3 Problems with War and Strategy in Medieval India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-26_20-48-12.jpg)
3 Problems with War and Strategy in Medieval India
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Indian armies over the past millennium seemed to have constantly grappled with three primary problems.
![When History Gets Political: India’s Grand 'Aryan' Debate and the Indus Valley Civilization When History Gets Political: India’s Grand 'Aryan' Debate and the Indus Valley Civilization](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-17_21-04-29.jpg)
When History Gets Political: India’s Grand 'Aryan' Debate and the Indus Valley Civilization
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
India's politicized debate on history blurs the truth.
![India's Hindu Right Is Correct About One Thing: India's Muslim Rulers Did Destroy Hindu Temples India's Hindu Right Is Correct About One Thing: India's Muslim Rulers Did Destroy Hindu Temples](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-02_17-23-00.jpg)
India's Hindu Right Is Correct About One Thing: India's Muslim Rulers Did Destroy Hindu Temples
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
India's Hindu right loves to exaggerate some things, but history leaves some things clear.