https://www.scmp.com/rss/326119/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com From the Buddha to Tagore to Aamir Khan, the Chinese have always been captivated by India’s cultural icons.  While the Buddha has long had a deep impact across the Himalayas, Rabindranath Tagore’s stories have enthralled Chinese readers since the early 20th century, and then Bollywood stars Raj Kapoor and Nargis got them humming Indian film songs in the 1950s. Most recently, however, Aamir Khan has drawn a new generation of Chinese fans to the power of Indian storytelling. Meet the Secret... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2130794/chinas-secret-superstar-aamir-khan-second-coming-indias-tagore?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2130794/chinas-secret-superstar-aamir-khan-second-coming-indias-tagore?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:00:47 +0000 All oceans of the world are interconnected. This is not only true in a scientific sense, but also evidenced by human activities such as trade, migration and military pursuits. None of the five oceans of the world is a bounded space constrained by ecological factors. The conceptualisation of the oceans through the prism of continents and European colonial expansions resulted in the categorisation and separation of the oceanic spaces using distinct, often arbitrary, names. Consequently, the three... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2126208/indo-pacific-really-nothing-new-just-ask-fish?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2126208/indo-pacific-really-nothing-new-just-ask-fish?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Dec 2017 04:15:14 +0000