"This collection of Foreign Office files explores the history of Persia (Iran), Central Asia and Afghanistan from the decline of the Silk Road in the first half of the nineteenth century to the establishment of Soviet rule over parts of the region in the early 1920s. It encompasses the era of “The Great Game” - a political and diplomatic confrontation between the Russian and British Empires for influence, territory and trade across a vast region, from the Black Sea in the west to the Pamir Mountains in the east. Comprised of correspondence, intelligence reports, agents’ diaries, minutes, maps, newspaper excerpts and other materials from the FO 65, FO 106, FO 371 and FO 539 series, this resource forms one of the greatest existing sets of historical documents relating to this region, offering insights not only into the impact of Great Power politics on the region, but also the region’s peoples, cultures and societies."
Collection of India Office Records from the British Library.
"East India Company offers access to a unique collection of India Office Records from the British Library, London. Containing royal charters, correspondence, trading diaries, minutes of council meetings and reports of expeditions, among other document types, this resource charts the history of British trade and rule in the Indian subcontinent and beyond from 1599 to 1947."
British Foreign Office Files dealing with Indian, Pakistan and Afghanistan between 1947 and 1980.
Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1947-1980 consists of the complete run of documents in the series DO 133, DO 134 and FCO 37, as well as all documents covering the Indian subcontinent in the FO 371 series. Events covered include independence and partition, the Indian annexation of Hyderabad and Goa, war between India and Pakistan, tensions and war between India and China, the consolidation of power of the Congress Party in India, military rule in Pakistan, the turbulent independence of Bangladesh and the development of nuclear weapons in the region. The files address these events from the standpoint of British officialdom.
"Rather than sifting through these ever-expanding mountains of information that may or may not yield relevant results, students and researchers alike can rely on Oxford Bibliographies in Hinduism to offer a reliable, up-to-date, and authoritative guide to the best literature in the field."
Full-text of a key Indian newspaper. Some gaps in coverage.
Hindustan Times reveals the day-to-day news coverage. Full text - PDF: Oct 1, 1924 - Dec 31, 2000, with the following exceptions: Jan 1, 1951 - Dec 31, 1956. ProQuest is in the process of filling in the gaps in coverage.
Manuscript collections of the National Library of Scotland.
Explore the history of South Asia between the foundation of the East India Company in 1615 and the granting of independence to India and Pakistan in 1947, through the wonderfully rich and diverse manuscript collections of the National Library of Scotland.
Over 16,000 pages of State Department Central Files on India and Pakistan from 1963 through 1966. Documents the political relations between India and Pakistan during a crucial period in the Cold War and the shifting alliances and alignments in South Asia. The Central Files contains a wide range of materials from U.S. diplomats in foreign countries: special reports on political and military affairs’ studies and statistics on socioeconomic matters’ interviews and minutes of meetings with foreign government officials’ full texts of important letters, instructions, and cables sent and received by U.S. diplomatic personnel’ voluminous reports and translations from foreign journals and newspapers’ and countless translations of high-level foreign government documents.
Primary source collections ranging from 1712-1942. Includes the papers of Lord Curzon, eyewitness accounts of life in India, travel writing by Indians, and summaries of English and Indian language news reports compiled by the India Office.
"A vital resource for the study of the British Indian Empire and the history, culture and literature of the Indian subcontinent from 1712 to 1942."
The world’s most widely circulated English daily newspaper was founded in 1838 to serve British residents of West India.
The world’s most widely circulated English daily newspaper was founded in 1838 to serve British residents of West India. Today, this historical newspaper serves researchers interested in studying colonialism and post-colonialism, British and world history, class and gender issues, international relations, comparative religion, international economics, terrorism, and more. In its pages, The Times of India illuminates key historical events such as the Sepoy Mutiny, which led to British rule in India; the formation of the Indian National Congress; and the rise of Gandhi’s civil disobedience movement. It captures the 1947 partitioning of India and Pakistan, the war over the Kashmir region, and the creation of Bangladesh. It reports on the assassinations of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi; the Bhopal industrial disaster, which resulted in thousands of deaths; and the rise of Pakistan as a nuclear power.
