The naming of the Indian Ocean has sparked debate for centuries, with Indonesia and Pakistan objecting to India's prominence ...

The economy of Tamil Nadu has shifted decisively to a high growth trajectory with the service sector contributing more than ...

Arwi dates to the 8th Century CE when travel and trade in the medieval world sparked a curious intermingling of tongues. It leapt to prominence in the 17th Century, when more Muslim Arab traders ...

LAMU, Kenya—Al Qaeda militants are disrupting one of Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, forestalling Kenya’s plans for establishing a new regional trade hub on the Indian Ocean ...

Mourners mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people. December 26, 2024 9:14 AM ET. By . The Associated Press ...

But in Indian music this kind of dissonance is deliberate and beautiful. "Horns are used more as a rhythm instrument, not for melody or harmony in a western sense." * Originally published in 2016.

Remnants of 2,000-year-old curry shed new light on ancient trade routes and everyday role of ... to Southeast Asia by migrants during the period of early trade contact via the Indian Ocean," she ...

Because of the monsoon trade winds, which could reliably bring traders from around the Indian Ocean to and from the East African coast, many of these goods passed through Swahili towns and into a ...

Shipwreck may yield clues to ancient trade link The sunken ship has been sitting on the seafloor off the southern coast of Sri Lanka for some 2,000 years and was discovered in 2003.