19 August: Independence Day of Afghanistan
14, 15 August: Independence days of Pakistan and India, respectively
4 February: Independence Day of Sri Lanka
26 March: Independence Day of Bangladesh
Giant squids – Architeuthis and Mesonychoteuthis, pronounced ar-ke-teu-tus and mez-a-nic-a-teu-tus – symbolise an extraordinary paradox as we move through the beginning of the 21st
A significant World War II mutiny took place on the night of 8 May 1942 in a lonely atoll in the Indian Ocean. It occurred in a setting of intrigue,
Although there is currently relatively little policy-level understanding about the need to protect the ecological wealth and diversity of the Indian Ocean, one of the important strategies involved in
In early July, Bangladesh took a major step towards settling its maritime boundary dispute with Burma by filing its first claim with the International Tribunal on the Law of the
As the third largest body of water in the world, the Indian Ocean has a mystique all its own, with an extraordinarily diverse history. The Indian Ocean waters cover an
The Indian Ocean has become increasingly central, contested and crowded. Not just Southasia but all of southern Asia must reclaim its stake on the water.
