Direct flights between India and China have resumed as relations between the countries appear to be thawing. IndiGo flight 6E 1703 from Kolkata landed in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Monday, carrying about 180 passengers.

The Chinese and Indian militaries held the 23rd round of general-level talks on the western sector of the border at the Moldo-Chushul border meeting point on the Indian side on October 25, according to Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday.

The move underscores efforts to rebuild relations and draw closer after US President Donald Trump's stiff tariffs.

India and China on Wednesday held "active and in-depth" talks with India on managing tensions along the western sector of the Line of Actual Border (LAC). According to a statement from the Chinese Ministry of Defence,

India has dispatched a warship on an operational deployment to the South China Sea and across the Indo-Pacific.

Still, India maintains close ties with Russia, and is its partner in BRICS, SCO and the G20. New Delhi views this as a strategic step to curb Chinese dominance within these groupings, and endeavors to keep its own interests on Moscow’s radar.

This special report focuses on the latest round of military and diplomatic talks between India and China concerning the border situation in the western sector, known as Eastern Ladakh in India. According to China's Defence Ministry,

Initial attempts at de-escalation took place shortly before Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia in October 2024.

Even now, in a number of major crops, India's yields lag China and in some cases, by half - and that's been very puzzling, says economist Devesh Kapur