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India and China have reached an agreement to resume flights between the two countries after a nearly five-year hiatus. The suspension of flights, which was not widely publicized, stemmed from tensions that arose following a deadly border clash in 2020. The Indian foreign ministry announced that negotiations for a framework on resuming flights would begin soon, following discussions between India's top diplomat Vikram Misri and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.
According to Reuters, "Following a meeting on Monday in Beijing between India's top diplomat Vikram Misri and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, India's foreign ministry said that both sides would negotiate a framework on the flights' resumption at an 'early date.'"
The cessation of flights was part of broader measures by India to distance itself economically from China. This included restrictions on Chinese investments and visas, as well as bans on numerous Chinese apps. Bloomberg reported that these actions were taken by "[Indian] Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government" in response to the 2020 border conflict.
