Was Ancient India the World’s Forgotten Superpower?

Long before Europe ruled the seas, India’s vast ocean trade linked it to the world. Thinkers like Brahmagupta and Aryabhata spread mathematical ideas that shaped the Renaissance and the modern age. Then colonialism shifted the balance of power. As global power shifts back towards Asia, author and historian William Dalrymple and Deja Vu ask whether the colonial era was an exception.