Direct flights between India and mainland China resumed after nearly five years on Sunday. It is going to start with a scheduled service from Kolkata to Guangzhou departing October 26 at 10 pm, as per information shared by Chinese Embassy spokesperson Yu Jing on X. Air connectivity between the two countries has been suspended since 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and followed by border tensions that strained diplomatic ties. The restart is viewed as part of a gradual normalisation of exchanges between world’s two most populous nations.

The officials expect that the resumption will boost people-to-people contact and support the broader effort to restore bilateral exchanges, AFP reported. The development comes at a time when New Delhi and Beijing have taken progressive measures

See Full Page