Interestingly, the Asiatic Journal and Asiatic Miscellany, Volume I, May - August 1843 on page 186 has quoted Lieut Ponstan who states that Somnath was a Buddhist place of worship and was not a Hindu Temple at all.
Hindu Indian scholar Apte in his book titled, History of Buddhism also says the...
China’s extension into the Indian Ocean is a strategic necessity for sustenance of her economic rise. However Chinese mainland does not border the shores of main Indian Ocean and can only transit through other littoral states. Pakistan and Myanmar are the only two states which can provide...
Only the states of Hunza and Nagar were treated as part of Kashmir. They were autonomous states but were nominally under the suzerainty of the Dogra ruler. However, being autonomous states they acceded to Pakistan. The remaining portion of Gilgit Baltistan was not part of Kashmir and was...