Buddhists across the country have joined protests after monks at the Mahabodhi Temple were forcibly removed by police.

The International Dunhuang Project (IDP) is an international collaborative effort to conserve, catalogue and digitise ...

A Soviet-era Central Asian pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean brass bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.

A year after the Crocus City Hall terror attack, Central Asian migrants in Russia face growing harassment, legal pressure, ...

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In February 2024, Putin supported the idea of Italian student Irene Cecchini who suggested that Russia ease entry rules for those who share traditional cultural and family values. The head of state ...

Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing stood beside President Vladimir Putin and declared the Russian leader a“great Buddhist ...

The dramatic memo also sees key allies of Moscow placed under heavy sanctions as Belarusian travellers could see their dreams ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but he emphasized that the terms are yet to be worked out and added ...

Director Hindol Sengupta has documented Kushok Bakula’s legacy, including his diplomatic and spiritual achievements, in the ...

Russia on Sunday announced it had captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 in a cross-border offensive, as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in Russia's ...

Ukraine agreed to a month-long ceasefire only if Russia abides by it, Kyiv said. Although Moscow's stance on the proposal is ...