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This study is the result of 66 qualitative interviews conducted with the social work educators and students at the postgraduate departments in India and China. The first author of the article studies at Shandong University in China for six month and the data required for the study were collected during the visit. The aim of the present article is to understand the growth and development of social work education in a parliamentary democracy and a non-electoral Communist regime, i.e. India and China. The study explores (i) the historical background of social work education in India and China; (ii) how different political ideologies influence social work education; (iii) how different India and China are in their social work / welfare initiatives; (iv) what the learnings from each other’s experiences are. The study is a qualitative exploratory study. Data were collected through in-depth interviews conducted with social work educators and students across India and China.