The first freight train to run from Pakistan to Turkey through Iran has departed Tuesday after a 10-year hiatus.

This edition looks into China’s Digital Silk Road project with its revolutionary promises for communication and connectivity from Asia to Africa and Europe and also reviewing the increasing rate of emigration by Indian millionaires to Western countries and what it means for the Indian society .

In this edition of the subcontinent we delve into the largest protest in the world by Indian farmers that’s been going on for months with no break and no end in sight.

Last week Iran was hosting a calligraphy festival in which artists from Silk Road countries put on show their works.

Showcased at this exhibition are exquisite calligraphy works from Iran, South Korea, China and other countries that are situated along the Silk Road.

Iran, Turkey and Pakistan plan to revive a railway line connecting Istanbul to Tehran and Islamabad and ultimately extend it to China, Nikkei Asia reports.

Contrary to major European companies who fled the Iranian market for fear of US sanctions, medium-sized companies have found dealing with Iran to be most lucrative.