The revival of the silk roads (lands connectivity) in Asia

• Main Authors: Rana, Pradumna B., Chia, Wai-Mun
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::History::Asia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102191; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19860
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper argues that contrary to popular belief, in the bygone era, there was not one but two Silk Roads in Aisa – the Northern and the less well-known South-western Silk Road (SSR). The SSR connected South/Central Asia with southern China and present day Association of Southeast Asian nations (AS...