A global summit on traditional medicine drew scientists and government ministers to India. Or has it – as some critics allege – been bought off by the traditional medicine superpowers of India and China? However, by giving a platform to traditional medicine practitioners who promote treatments that are unproven – or even disproven – such as homeopathy, the organisation risks legitimising quackery. Courtesy of the Office of the Prime Minister of India Both China and India have invested heavily in promoting their medical traditions at home and abroad. “The benefit here is not to shift everybody to traditional medicine or vice versa.