May 5, 2009

Super Power - 'India' - Part 1 (Unraveling)

What does the term Super power mean? Let us look at civilizations since the dawn of time that were super powers (qualifying criteria : must have dominated the world militarily or culturally for at least 200 hundred years):EgyptGreeceIndiaArabiaChinaGreat BritainNow, which civilization among the ones listed above has preserved the thread of culture, religion for thousands of years?I am not a historian or archaeologist to analyze and identify trends but the answer clearly is India. Why did India occupy such a central position in the the world for...