00:00India and China are set to end a five-year suspension on direct flights between their
00:05countries. India's foreign ministry says direct flights between select cities will resume later
00:10this month. They were suspended in 2020 after a deadly border clash and the COVID-19 pandemic.
00:16The restart comes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China last month.
00:22China is India's largest trading partner and the resumption of flights signals an
00:26easing of tensions between the two.
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