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.

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

With eyes on the resumption direct flights between India and China, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong on Monday

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with the visiting India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday in Beijing. Wang said China and India should seize the opportunity to meet each other halfway, explore more substantive measures, and commit themselves to mutual… pic.twitter.com/TMAlqbH23q

India has voiced concern about Beijing’s plan to build a dam in Tibet that is three times larger than China’s Three Gorges, currently the world’s largest hydropower facility.

During Misri’s visit, discussions are expected to address the de-escalation of tensions along the LAC, resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, and measures to facilitate people-to-people exchanges.

Delhi has so far maintained that it would like to see progress on the border situation before moving on to normalising the relationship.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing to discuss improving India-China ties.

The top diplomats of China and India have called for their nations to provide further mutual support, but avoided publicly mentioning a long-standing border dispute in the Himalayas.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri during a meeting, in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday told Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri that India and China should seize the opportunity to meet each other halfway, explore more substantive measures, and commit themselves to mutual understanding,