[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014) › v2.c15.t2.2 # Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.t2.2 Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.t2.2 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c15.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c15.t2.2) The growth of China Studies in India received its initial impetus from the desire to explore India's cultural ties with its neighbours and such ties were seen to be non-colonialist. This provided an opportunity for forging new relations outside the colonial framework, critiquing western colonialism - [Previous: v2.c15.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c15.t2.1) - [Next: v2.c15.t2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c15.t2.3) - [Up: v2.c15.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c15.t2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c15.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c15.t2.2) · Pramāṇa