"In Iran, the hijab is not just a piece of cloth; it is a symbol of oppression and a battleground for freedom." —An Iranian activist...

The Hundred Days of Reform was during the late Qing dynasty in 1898; this was a notable but brief political and cultural movement in...

The Second Opium War, often referred to as the Arrow War or the Second Anglo-Chinese War, took place between 1856 and 1860. This conflict...

Benedict Anderson in his renowned work “Imagined Communities” explains that national identity is essentially an imagination of a...

In the 21st century, the global political landscape has become complex due to factors ranging from the rise of illiberal democracies to...

Strait of Malacca, formally known as Melaka, is a waterway linking the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea in the...

A convoluted history of warfare, cooperation, and changing strategic goals has molded Latin American and U.S. military relations. From...

On September 6, 2024, the Geostrata had the privilege of interviewing Ms Caroline Rowett, the British Deputy High Commissioner,...

The Taiping Movement, which occurred between 1850 and 1864 in China , has been analysed through various historical perspectives. It has...

When British merchant ships unloaded their cargo of opium on Chinese shores, they weren't just trading in drugs – they were igniting a...

India has long cultural relations with Southeast Asia, mostly enabled by marine trading routes. By encouraging robust commerce and...

“Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two are mathematics and music” - Frank Capra Illustration by The Geostrata India...

The transcontinental trade consisting of Europe, Asia, and East and North Africa has shaped the global economy and civilisational...

“Two great civilisations with rich cultures and long histories. Overland and maritime trade. The flow of muslin, silk, pepper, gems,...

The oldest relations in the Latin American region go back to the 19th century when groups of individuals arrived in Panama for the...

“If consciousness is what emerges when information inside an individual is processed in increasingly complex ways, then civilization is...

Many debates and questions about secularism, and what it means in the Indic context, have been raised by scholars, politicians,...

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has remained an important area of focus for India’s foreign policy . India’s relations with...

“ Reality is, after all, too vast for our frail understanding to fully grasp. Nonetheless, we must build our lives on the theory that...

One of the most troubling questions from the pre-independence era is whether or not all Indians need to speak the same language. Language...