history

Remembering historian David Washbrook.

Recent India-China skirmishes in the Ladakhi valley revive conversation on how borders and their memories are constructed.

The study of myths and histories in Southasia needs to transcend modern political boundaries.

Indian research and scholarship on China suffers from a narrow focus on ‘national interest’.

What the simplistic narratives on China’s advances in the Indian Ocean miss.

How epidemics shaped Southasia's legal history.

A defence of immigration on the grounds of history, economics and security.

A new book documents the forgotten history of tawaifs – or courtesans – in northern India.

Priyamvada Gopal’s book throws new light on transnational and class solidarities.

Corruption and inequality have remained key features of Myanmar’s post-democratic political economy.