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.

The move to resume air services came nearly five years after the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent political tensions halted them.

China and India should work in the same direction, explore more substantive measures and commit to mutual understanding, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in Beijing on Monday.

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 caused a suspension.

China and India have agreed to resume direct flights, facilitate visas and restart sharing data of trans-border rivers as the nuclear-armed neighbors try to rebuild diplomatic ties that remained frosty for more than four years.

Both nations agreed to convene an early meeting of the India-China Expert Level Mechanism to discuss the resumption of hydrological data sharing.

China and India hold crucial talks aimed at resetting ties after deadly border clashes. Can mutual understanding prevail?

Mainland China and India have not been connected by direct passenger flights for almost five years. But relations between Beijing and New Delhi have started to thaw after several high-level meetings.

Taiwan stated that it detected six Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan from 6 am (local time) on Monday till 6 am (local time) on Tuesday. Taiwanese MND said that their armed forces monitored the situation and responded accordingly.

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.

The Himalaya have a significant political bearing, even outside our immediate neighbourhood—in the ever-evolving global politics. Nepal needs to identify the growing power games at play and tread strategically to ensure its autonomy in devising a foreign policy that maximises its interests amid turbulent times.