The East India Company would take advantage of this ... even at the cost of Indian princes and the Indian people. Local princes were growing frustrated with both companies extending their control ...

Nagaland, a hilly state in India's north east, went to the polls earlier this week. The BBC's Shalu Yadav and Sharad Badhe asked people what it means to be Indian given that the region has often ...

Explore the rich Christmas traditions of diverse Indian communities, from East Indians in Mumbai to Mizos in Kerala.

And eventually ruled over 400 million people. Its trade was vital to Britain’s commercial success and it revolutionised the British lifestyle. Dr. Andrea Major: The East India Company changed ...

Except that in this case, it also affects more than a billion people - hundreds of millions of whom live in poverty. The sun rises nearly two hours earlier in the east of India than in the far west.