Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.17

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India proclaimed independence in 1947 and the People’s Republic of China was established in 1949, symbolising a new stage of independent development of both the countries. In the 1950s, the scholars of two countries paid frequent exchange visits. Kosambi and some other Indian scholars had visited China several times. Moreover, during this period a batch of Chinese students such as Liu Anwu, Liu Guonan and others were sent to Delhi University and Banaras Hindu University to study. The academic exchange had almost stopped after border clash broke out in 1962 and started to develop again after the normalisation of India-China relation in the 1980s. At this time, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences signed a long-term exchange and cooperation agreement with the Indian Council of Social Science Research, with plans to hold regular academic conferences in both countries on a range of subjects. In May 1988, the two countries signed a cultural cooperation agreement to initiate the implementation of cultural exchange programme covering diverse academic fields such as art and archaeology.