India’s ancient history is like an immense ocean—deep, layered, and full of secrets waiting to be discovered. While many are ...

The Indus River came into the knowledge of the Western world early in the classical period, when King Darius of Persia sent his Greek subject Scylax of Caryanda to explore the river, c. 515 BC.

In an unprecedented move, India held the water treaty in abeyance after blaming Pakistan for a deadly attack in April.

The Indus River holds immense importance in India — not just as a vital source of water, but also as a river of great spiritual and cultural significance in Hinduism. The very term 'Hindu' is ...

Spanning 3300 B.C.E. to 1300 B.C.E, the Indus Valley civilization represents one of the area’s earliest societies, flourishing the fertile plains of the Indus River.

On average, some 182 cubic kilometers (km3) of water stream through the six Indus branches from India into Pakistan every year, over 170 km 3 coming from the Indus main stem, the Jhelum River, and the ...