Rome to Kabul, ancient India was a global player in trade. Kautilya’s Arthshastra tells all

It is clear that Roman trade with India far surpassed the much-heralded trade via the Silk Route. Dalrymple further observes: “Contrary to popular ideas about the overland ‘Silk Roads,’ it is now clear that historians have been looking at entirely the wrong place when they thought about ancient trade routes.…

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