Greece and India
Ancient Greece
Menander, the Greek King of India
King Menander began as a Greek general of King Demetrius of the Euthydemid dynasty. He is considered as probably the most successful Greek king of India, and ruled a huge empire from Gandhara to the Hindu holy city of...
Ancient Greece
The Untold Ancient Greek Saga of South Asia
South Asia was once the easternmost part of the Ancient Greek world, an important but little-explored region of the Greek empire and cultural sphere.
The Indian subcontinent is where the Orient meets the Occident and where Sanskrit meets Greek. Where...
Ancient Greece
When Ancient Greeks and Hindus Exchanged Wisdom
"East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat,” wrote Sir Rudyard Kipling. However, the truth is that long before Sir Kipling wrote this,...
Ancient Greece
When Ancient Greeks and Scythian Sakas Fought for Domination in India
The ancient Greeks of India ruled a large kingdom in South Asia until the Scythian nomads, known as Sakas, fought against them.
Altyn Adam: The Golden Man
In Kazakhstan near Almaty, there are several burial mounds of individuals of Saka ancestry....
Diplomacy
Greece and India Become Strategic Partners
India and Greece have now become “strategic partners,” announced Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Greece H.E. Kyriakos Mitsotakis. But what are the reasons for the friendship and strategic synergy between India and Greece?
According...
Greek News
Greece To Send Coronavirus Aid To India
Greece announced on Friday that it will be sending help to India, who is struggling to fight this phase of the coronavirus pandemic.