China and India have agreed to restart direct flights and strengthen cooperation in trade, tourism, and border dialogue as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded his important visit to New Delhi.
During meetings with Indian leaders, including National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, both sides pledged to reopen three border trade markets, advance talks on boundary demarcation, and resume tourism visa issuance to boost people-to-people exchanges.
The announcement marks another step toward easing tensions, as relations soured sharply after a deadly border clash in 2020 but began improving last year when Modi met Xi Jinping in Russia.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to travel to China later this month, marking his first official visit since 2018, and signaling renewed political will for regional cooperation.
Wang Yi will now continue his South Asian tour by visiting Pakistan, where he will co-chair the sixth round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue alongside his counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
China has described both India and Pakistan as important neighbors, stressing it hopes their differences will be managed peacefully, while reaffirming its “ironclad” partnership with Islamabad under the Belt and Road initiative.