India, China Resume Direct Flights After Five-Year Freeze!
Reported by Marian Opeyemi Fasesan | Sele Media Africa
India and China will resume direct passenger flights on Sunday, ending a five-year suspension that began in 2020 amid COVID-19 and diplomatic tensions. The move is seen as both economically strategic and symbolically significant as the two Asian giants cautiously re-engage.
What We Know:
- The first resumed flight is scheduled from New Delhi to Shanghai.
- Flights between the two countries had been halted due to pandemic restrictions and border clashes in 2020.
- Airlines from both countries are expected to increase frequency depending on demand and diplomatic progress.
Why It Matters:
- The resumption is key for business, trade, academic exchange, and people-to-people ties.
- It signals a thaw in strained relations, although border disputes remain unresolved.
- Travel ease could benefit thousands of Indian students, traders, and professionals with ties to China.
What to Watch:
- Increase in business and diplomatic exchanges.
- Potential restoration of other bilateral agreements suspended during the freeze.
- Public and political responses in both countries.
Sources:
- Reuters – “India, China Resume Direct Flights After 5-Year Gap”
- 2. Times of India – “Flights to China Resume, Signaling Diplomatic Softening”
- China Daily – “First Direct Flight from India to Land in Shanghai Sunday”
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