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This article considers the main trends and features of Chinese studies in India for the first time in Russia's scientific literature. The author provides reasons for the high level of activity among Indian Sinologists, describes the leading centers of Chinese studies in India, and analyzes the main forms of such studies. They include regular weekly seminars, lectures by foreign Sinologists, annual nationwide conferences, and special forums on China supported by the K. Adenauer Foundation. This article considers the topics of analyses and occasional reports published in the journal China Report and describes the most important Indian monographs on China published in recent years. The author analyzes works by Srikanth Kondapalli, a leading Indian Sinologist, as a concrete example, along with his approach to Indian-Chinese relations. This article shows the meager attention Indian researchers give to Russian-Chinese relations.
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