India and China agree to resume air travel after nearly five years

Neighbors halted direct flights over military clash at disputed border in 2020

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Direct flights between China and India are set to resume after they were suspended about five years ago over a skirmish at their border. © Reuters

BEIJING/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- 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 neighbors after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border.

Both sides will negotiate a framework on the flights in a meeting that will be held at an "early date," the ministry said after a meeting between India's top diplomat and his Chinese counterpart.

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