India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India's foreign ministry said on Monday, signalling a thaw in relations between the neighbours after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border.

India and China agree to restart Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in 2025, along with direct air services & hydrological data cooperation, marking improved bilateral ties.

India and China have decided to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in the summer of 2025, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced following Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing,

India and China have agreed to resume direct air services between the two countries, New Delhi said in a statement on Monday after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Beijing.

India said on Monday it had agreed with China to resume direct flights between the two countries, nearly five years after the coronavirus and subsequent political tensions halted them. A statement from India's foreign ministry said a visit by a top envoy to Beijing had yielded agreement "in principle to resume direct air services