The emerging super powers India and China have been associated with each other in such a way that China can not imagine its civilization without India. A research paper has been presented before the 97th Indian Science Congress which claims that China has no past civilization without India.

The paper presented by Parmesh Choudhary says that 90 percent of China’s tourist spots or archaeological sites relates to India. Traditionally there were no border between India and China. Referring A D Wooley and Toynbee it says a readymade culture (astronomy, medicine, painting, sculpture, language, literature, yoga…) influenced China and traditionally China acknowledges India as its teacher. Even the country shows the elements of Indian folklore.