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China is attempting to resume direct passenger flights to India after a four-year stoppage, but New Delhi shows no interest as a border issue continues to weigh on relations between the two
Cooling Relations: India's Stance on China Pax Flights
According to Reuters, the Indian Government is unlikely to allow the resumption of passenger flights to and from China until tensions at their Himalayan border lessen. Beijing supposedly considers this a high-priority problem, yet the deadlock persists.
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The Chinese government has approached New Delhi "several times" recently, requesting that civilian traffic restart. Since the COVID-19 epidemic broke out, there have been no scheduled passenger flights between India and China. "We hope India will work with China in the same direction for the early resumption of direct flights," China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement last week, adding that restoring flights would benefit both countries.
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