The Northern Sea Route, a vital maritime passage, traverses the Arctic Ocean along the Russian coastline, offering a promising and strategic shipping lane for international cooperation and trade.
Dalrymple, whose new book 'The Golden Road' will be released in 2024, said the Silk Road was coined in the 19th century by German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen and it only came into the English language in the 1930s and really became popular in the last 20-25 years.