India, China To Resume Direct Flights After Five-Year Grounding
October 7, 2025
12:51 pm
India, China’s resumption of air travel marks a key step in thawing ties between the Asian giants, frozen since deadly 2020 border clashes in the Himalayas.
India and China will resume direct passenger flights later this month, ending a five-year suspension that followed deadly clashes along their disputed Himalayan border, India’s foreign ministry announced Friday October 3, 2025.
The move marks a rare sign of easing tensions between the Asian neighbors, whose relations have been deeply strained since a violent confrontation in the Galwan Valley in 2020 left 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead — the worst border clash …
