Historian William Dalrymple, speaking at the India Today Conclave, challenged the widely accepted belief that China dominated ancient global trade. He argued that India, not China, was the key trading ...

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Now China competes with India to be the world's workshop. China is open as never before and once again trading with its ancient partners in the Middle East. Iran, for instance, supplies 12 percent ...

India was the center of ancient trade, not China, historian William Dalrymple said, debunking popular historical claims at the India Today Conclave.

Russia and China are planning to revive the age-old practice of barter trade to get around Western sanctions, Reuters reported on Thursday. The deals could involve agriculture and could come as ...

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Tourists visit an ancient stage in Shaxi Town, Jianchuan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 17, 2025. Shaxi, a remote township in Jianchuan County, was once an important trading hub for ...

[Photo/Xinhua] Xinjiang was known as Xiyu, or the Western Regions, in ancient China. Following its unification ... with ancient trade routes between the Western Regions and the Central Plains ...

slapping additional tariffs of 10-15 per cent on selected American goods and announcing plans to bring a case to the World Trade Organization over the matter. 2. China to be ‘main beneficiary ...