A background essay on the Ming Dynasty, its powerful trade networks and diplomatic missions as far as Africa and the Red Sea, and the domestic tensions that ultimately changed the course of world ...

This article discusses a transformative phase in the history of trade in the Gulf and the Indian Ocean, as a result of the ...

Although the Indian Ocean was recognised by Europe as a vital maritime trade route among Asia, Africa and Europe since ancient times and for its strategic significance during the Age of ...

Dhaka, May 21 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said the Indian Ocean is not only a 'crucial conduit' for international trade but also a space of increasing strategic ...

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said the Indian navy's focus has shifted to the Indian Ocean region. INS Nilgiri, left, along with Submarine Vaghsheer, right, and INS Surat in Mumbai on January 15 ...

LAMU, Kenya—Al Qaeda militants are disrupting one of Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, forestalling Kenya’s plans for establishing a new regional trade hub on the Indian Ocean ...