The exhibition highlights how India’s sacred iconography traveled across continents, reshaping cultural and spiritual ...

The Mountbatten Plan and the Indian Independence Act of 1947 marked the end of British rule in India, creating two independent nations.

India's census system has its roots in the early 1800s. The first official national census was taken in 1872, albeit not ...

MUMBAI, India — Indians are calling it a Diwali gift. On the Hindu festival of lights, Rishi Sunak — who is of Indian descent and a practicing Hindu — has become Britain's next prime minister. Sunak's ...

The Accidental Catalyst Behind Robert Clive’s March Over India’, by Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta and Indrajeet Ghorpade.

In 1947, India and Pakistan were split by a man who had never seen the subcontinent before. Sir Cyril Radcliffe had just five weeks to draw borders that would change millions of lives forever. The ...

India-China border history, from the Manchu and British empires to modern negotiations, analyzed by Manoj Joshi.

IN HIS DECADE in power Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has centralised the state to an unprecedented extent. Yet his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to attract many voters in the more ...

The day is observed every year on August 8, and in 2025, it will be celebrating its 83rd anniversary, falling on a Friday.