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Taj Mahal and Agra

By Taj Mahal Taj Mahal-Official Website of Taj Mahal, Government of Uttar Pradesh (India) Agra, an old heritage city on the bank of the river Yamuna, finds mention in the Epic Mahabharata as Agravan. Ptolemy, the famous 2nd Century Geographer, marked it as Agra on the World map. It is generally accepted that Sultan Sikandra Lodi, the Ruler of Delhi…

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India: Colonizing Kashmir (Since Its Independence in 1947)

Maung Zarni on May 9, 2025 On 26 and 27 April, the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (founded in 1947) based in Karachi, hosted an international conference, “Seventy Years After the Bandung: The Struggle Continues”. That is, the struggle(s) against colonialisms/imperialisms. Pakistan’s suspenseful wait was over. Finally, India’s expected military struck targets in Pakistan – and Pakistani-administered Kashmir on the…

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