‘Smooth and Easy’: India and China Resume Direct Flights as Ties Improve

IndiGo will be the first Indian airline to China since flights between the two countries resumed on October 26, 2025. Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP

By Sailendra Sil

The resumption of direct flights between India and China after a five-year suspension was hailed by arriving passengers Monday, a move important both for trade and a symbolic step as Asia’s giants cautiously rebuild relations.

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