Flights and pilgrimages resume
India’s decision to remove visa restrictions is the latest in a string of steps taken by New Delhi and красивый анальный секс Beijing to reset ties after Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Russia last October.

In January, India and China agreed to resume direct commercial flights and Beijing recently agreed to reopen Mount Kailash and Lash Manasarovar in western Tibet to Indian pilgrims for the first time in five years.

Earlier this month, India’s foreign minister S. Jaishankar met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, where the two "took note of the recent progress made by the two sides to stabilize and rebuild ties, with priority on people-centric engagements," according to a statement from the Indian foreign ministry.

There has been a "gradual normalization of the India-China relationship," said Harsh V. Pant, foreign policy head at the New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation think tank.

"There is a certain recalibration happening from both ends. But this is also a reflection that India faces a unique challenge in managing China," he added.

Despite the ongoing tensions, India is still economically dependent on China and sees "a possibility of building an economic partnership" while making its red lines clear, Pant said.

Delhi-based teacher Saurabhi Singh said while India and China have fought wars in the past, "relations can and should change."

She added: "We have labor, markets, manufacturing abilities and a fondness for food, tea, electronics that connect people of both countries."

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