A background essay on the Ming Dynasty, its powerful trade networks and diplomatic missions as far as Africa and ... ports on the Indian coast; and Hormuz. This voyaged marked the height of Chinese ...

In the 17th century, the Indian ocean slave trade was arguably on a bigger scale than the Atlantic slave trade. The hub of this vile industry was in modern-day Tanzania, an area that specialized ...

But sometime in the very distant future, there may be a new guest: a sixth ocean. As a result of movement from the East ...

The tropical Indian Ocean is home to the Spice Islands ... It devastated a settlement that was once a vital hub in the trade between Africa and Arabia dating back at least 600 years.

International power rivalry is playing out in the Indian Ocean region, India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, adding that a strong naval presence in the key trade route was his ...

Sitting together at the salty dinner table that is the globe, there’s the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian ... a sixth ocean. As a result of movement from the East African Rift, an active tectonic ...