The Aryan Connection: India, Iran and their age-old linguistic ties

During his 2016 Tehran visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed India and Iran's friendship historical, emphasising the social connections "through art and architecture, ideas and traditions, and culture and commerce".

The Aryan Connection: India, Iran and their age-old linguistic ties

Languages do not develop in a vacuum. Nor can they be confined to a specific geo-political or "civilisational" area without any external influences, despite what their staunch adherents think.

This is for the simple reason that the osmosis and interchanges that underlie or drive their development and spread cannot be restricted by arbitrary human boundaries, human actions, or chauvinistic attitudes.