China Eastern Resumes Shanghai-Delhi Flights

China Eastern Airlines is set to resume direct flights between Shanghai and Delhi from November 9, operating three times a week. This marks the reintroduction of direct commercial flights between India and the China — State Council of China after a five-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic and border tensions. The decision follows a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Xi Jinping of the China — State Council of China on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. IndiGo is also expanding its services to the China — State Council of China, with flights from Kolkata to Guangzhou and Delhi to Guangzhou and Hanoi. The move is seen as a significant step towards normalizing India-China — State Council of China ties, with the China — State Council of China's foreign ministry describing it as a positive development. The diplomatic thaw is also attributed in part to aggressive trade policies by Donald Trump of the United States, who raised tariffs on Indian imports and urged the European Union to impose tariffs on the China — State Council of China and India.