Raunab Singh Khatri

Raunab Singh Khatri is a co-founder of the The Araniko Project, which explores Nepal–China relations. He is currently a PhD student at Peking University.

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The unveiling in Shanghai of a bust of Rabindranath Tagore, one of the symbols of cultural exchange between China and Southasia in the 20th century. Despite centuries of studying Southasian languages, literatures and cultures, China’s scholarship has not kept up with the country’s ambitions in the region. Photo: IMAGO / Xinhua

China’s long but stuttering history of studying Southasia

Aneka Rebecca Rajbhandari

28 Feb 2024

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