India has reopened tourist visa services for Chinese nationals at its embassies and consulates worldwide, a move seen as another calibrated step toward repairing ties after years of tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), according to Hans India. People familiar with the process said the visa category was restored earlier this week, though no formal announcement accompanied the change. Advertisement

The reopening builds on India’s July decision to restart tourist visas for applicants through its missions in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Tourist visas for Chinese travellers had been suspended since 2020, following the outbreak of the border standoff that intensified with the Galwan Valley clash, which left 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese troops dead. The

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