In his new book, Midnight's Furies, Nisid Hajari describes the riots and massacres that ensued after Pakistan was established as a separate state,... India's 1947 Partition And The 'Deadly Legacy' ...

Warning: I’m about to go all math and science on yo’ ass.Have you ever heard the phrase “butterfly effect”?It’s the popular name for the chaos-theory notion of sensitive dependence.The phrase comes ...

As British rule in Asia ended, the emergence of new borders and ethnic enclaves dispossessed millions.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire following U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. The ceasefire deal ...

In an era ruled by heroes, Pran emerged as the ultimate villain, feared on screen yet gentle off it. On his birth anniversary ...

As India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence this week, the legacy of the August 1947 Partition of British-ruled India that resulted in the birth of these two nations is something both are ...

Seventy years since India secured independence from the British Raj, it is known that the very moment wasn’t entirely a jubilant one. That millions lost their lives and even more, their homes and ...

Mahatma Gandhi, who used passive resistance in the fight for Indian independence, is known worldwide as a symbol of peace. But Americans know much less about the violence that erupted when the British ...