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Kushan Empire
Topic:
Kushan Empire
Dancing Shiva in Samarkand: Central Asian traders spread Hinduism, Buddhism along Silk Road
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Anirudh Kanisetti
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March 16, 2023
800 years before Babur, Hindu gods were worshipped by merchant diasporas in Central Asia.
Shiva, Skanda: How Hindu gods absorbed Iranian, Greek ideas
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Anirudh Kanisetti
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February 23, 2023
Some of the most important gods of modern India were influenced by Central Asian elites of the Kushan Empire.
Buddhism did not spread by the sword. But the empires that helped it grow did
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Anirudh Kanisetti
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February 16, 2023
Greater Gandhara—the forgotten superpower that shaped India, Central Asia and modern-day Buddhism.
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Opinion
Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju
Stela Dey
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February 22, 2026
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad
February 22, 2026
Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness
February 22, 2026
Economy
In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI
Vrinda Tulsian
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February 18, 2026
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.
Defence
Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off
Snehesh Alex Philip
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February 22, 2026
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.
National Interest
No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning
Shekhar Gupta
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February 21, 2026
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.
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