The annual Kailash Mansarovar yatra will resume this summer. For Hindus Mount Kailash in Tibet is a sacred place believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva. A dip in the Mansarovar lake's icy cold waters is said to wash away the pilgrim's sins.

India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India's foreign ministry said on Monday (Jan 27), signalling a thaw in relations between the neighbours after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for China and India to explore more substantial measures to cultivate understanding and support during a meeting with visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday.

Global media also reports on India and the US exploring a deeper defence partnership, with Trump pushing Modi to buy more American-made weapons.

India and China have agreed in principle to resume direct air services, nearly five years after flights were suspended.

Suspension of flights started with the Covid-19 pandemic but continued long after due to military clashes along the countries’ shared Himalayan border

India and China agreed in principle on Monday (Jan 27) to resume direct flights between the two nations, nearly five years after the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent political tensions halted them.

Mainland China and India have not been connected by direct passenger flights for almost five years. But relations between Beijing and New Delhi have started to thaw after several high-level meetings.

The government approved a Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme to enhance credit availability for micro, small, and medium manufacturing sectors, under the

India is building a giant hydropower dam near the Siang river to counter a huge Chinese dam further north. But this latest move in a tit-for-tat saga of water geopolitics between the two nations is seen as a threat by the millions of people who live and work in the surrounding areas,

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has struck a positive note on China-India relations, saying on Saturday that the relations have a bearing on the two countries' development prospects and the global order, and India will look at relations with China from a long-term perspective.