Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.104

v1.c4.s2.104

The modern phase of interactions between India and China is a complex and rich one. Old ties based on trade continued although under new conditions, while altogether new relations such as those based on nationalism and anti-imperialism also developed simultaneously. Technological and other changes worked to bring India and China closer in some respects, while political developments in some cases led to new strains. Colonialism and imperialist expansion in this part of the world impacted the age-old relationship between the two countries and civilisations in many ways. At the same time, this was also a period in which intellectuals, political activists, writers and artists in both India and China sought to rediscover each other in modern conditions.