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Is There a Future for Central Asia’s Indian Ocean Transport Projects?
The viability of the projects depends on the region’s ability to navigate geopolitical tensions, security challenges, and ...
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Restoring the Indus, Pakistan’s lifeline
The Indus River and its tributaries have nurtured human civilization on the Indian sub-continent since the Bronze Age. Several millennia later, modern-day Pakistan still depends heavily on the river ...
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The melancholy legacy of empire as the sun goes down on Britain’s last pink bits on the map
In 1924 Britain held sway over 400 million people in 58 countries across the globe, seven times larger than the Roman Empire ...
The tragic history of the largest uninhabited island on Earth
Explore the relics of failed settlements, doomed expeditions, and ancient Inuit history on Devon Island, one of the Arctic’s ...
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Islands of India you probably haven't heard of
When we think of India, we envision a vast country of spectacular beauty that occupies the greater part of South Asia. But ...
The underrated Indian Ocean island that’s perfect for a dose of winter sun
The island of Rodrigues, nicknamed “Cinderella of the Mascarenes”, has always been slightly dismissed as Mauritius’ little ...
Chagos Islands: Where is the archipelago and can I visit the British Indian Ocean Territory?
THE Chagos Islands are an archipelago (group of islands) that have made headlines after the UK agreed to hand sovereignty over the islands to Mauritius.  One of the islands, Diego Garcia, is ...