India and China agreed on Tuesday to resume direct flights and step up trade and investment flows as the neighbours rebuild ties damaged by a 2020 border clash.

Relations plummeted in 2020 after security forces clashed along the border. The violence, the worst in decades, left 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese soldiers dead, freezing high-level political engagements.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a veiled reference to the U.S. in New Delhi on Monday, by noting that India and Beijing should find ways to coexist against a backdrop of “unilateral bullying.” C

There is an upward trend in India-China relations and Beijing has promised to address New Delhi's needs on rare earths, a top Indian official and a source said on Tuesday, as the neighbours rebuild ties that were damaged by a 2020 border clash.

India and China are attempting a cautious reset in their strained relationship, but experts warn the road ahead will be marked by hard bargaining and unresolved tensions. Former diplomats and strategic affairs specialists told CNBC-TV18 that while trade flows and export relaxations offer short-term gains,

India and China should view each other as "partners" rather than "adversaries or threats", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday, as he arrived for a two-day visit to Delhi.

The two sides agreed to create an expert group under the WMCC on border affairs to explore “early harvest in boundary delimitation”

China’s role in the Indo-Pacific was defined by its military exports, strategic coercion, infrastructure buildup, and diplomatic maneuvering—shaping regional security outcomes and positioning itself

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi on Monday for a two-day visit viewed by many as the first indication of a thaw in relations between two rivals.