Overview
- China Eastern begins Delhi–Shanghai service on Sunday, with flights operating on alternate days according to the carrier’s schedule.
- IndiGo resumes India–China connectivity with Kolkata–Guangzhou on October 26 and adds a daily Delhi–Guangzhou route from November 10.
- India has restarted issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals, and China has reopened Tibet permits and the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage for Indian travelers.
- Beijing eased some trade curbs after ministerial talks, including conditional approvals for four Indian firms to import rare earth magnets, even as specialty fertilizer exports were suspended in October.
- Commander-level talks at Chushul–Moldo in October signaled de-escalation efforts, but former diplomats describe the rapprochement as tactical and easily reversible.