India-China non-stop flights set to resume
After a recent diplomatic breakthrough, both India and China have come out with their statements. A careful reading reveals interesting convergences and divergences on various key issues. Take a look.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for China and India to explore more substantial measures to cultivate understanding and support during a meeting with visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday.
India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday, signaling a thaw in relations between the neighbors after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border.
India and China have agreed in principle to resume direct air services, nearly five years after flights were suspended.
The Indian foreign secretary was in Beijing for a 2-day visit. This follows the Chinese foreign minister's meetings with EAM Jaishankar & NSA Ajit Doval last year.
Ties between China and India appear to be on the mend after both sides agreed in-principle to resume direct flights, which have been suspended for five-years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a deadly border dispute in 2020.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will reiterate New Delhi’s concerns over Beijing’s move to build a mega hydropower plant on Yarlung Tsangpo river in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China – a project which might result in a diminishing flow of water into Siang and Brahmaputra in India.
India and China agree to resume direct flights for first time in five years - Suspension of flights started with the Covid-19 pandemic but continued long after due to military clashes along the countr
India and China agreed in principle on Monday to resume direct flights between the two nations, nearly five years after the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent political tensions halted them.
India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India's foreign ministry said on Monday (Jan 27), signalling a thaw in relations between the neighbours after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border.