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India and China to resume direct flights after five-year freeze.

It’s the latest in a series of moves to normalize ties between the neighboring superpowers as steep U.S. tariffs force Delhi to rethink its alliances. China-India relations, which collapsed after a deadly 2020 border clash, have long been marked by distrust and competition. But during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China last month, he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping described their countries as “partners, not rivals.”

Staff - Oct. 06, 2025, 1:25 p.m. ET

India, China look to be partners amid US tariff turmoil