Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.t2.12

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The visit of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to China in 1988 is considered a turning point in India-China relations; it enhanced and deepened state-to-state and people-to-people interaction in many aspects of the bilateral relations. There was a rapid growth of interest in China from the 1990s, particularly because of the expanding economic relations, and this manifested itself in a greater exchange of visits and academic interaction, and an increase in the number of students going to China. Many research institutes started to have a section devoted to China or are in the process of establishing one.