When did globalization begin? The answer might surprise you
Ever since Homo sapiens first set foot outside Africa, human beings have been expanding their frontiers. Here's the story of globalization from prehistory to the present.
Vanshica Kant is a Climate and Human Development Expert with the Asian Development Bank, the climate bank for Asia, Pacific and beyond. Previously, she worked with the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in India. A Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum, she is a past Curator of the New Delhi Hub and is on the WEF 1t.org India Multi-Stakeholder Council. Besides being a Schwarzman Scholar, she holds a Bachelor’s from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, India, and a Master’s from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Vanshica is a current US - India Emerging Climate Fellow and a France India Foundation Young Leader. She serves on the Oxford Global Alumni Board. Vanshica writes for the World Economic Forum Agenda Blog and the Financial Express.