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Matt Griffin
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Before Suez Canal, the British had considered another trade route to Asia
In 1836, the Empire’s quest to explore an overland route linking the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean through the Euphrates river met with a tragic end.
Matt Griffin
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The mystery of an East India Company ship that was in two places at the same time
Two journals from December 1620 place the Roebuck at two locations, 4,000 miles from each other.
Matt Griffin
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‘Centre of German intrigue in Asia’: Documents trace build-up to 1941 Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Far from perceiving Iran’s increased military strength as a threat, the Allies were worried that the country was too weak to resist German influence.
Matt Griffin
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn