India, March 26 -- India and China on Wednesday agreed to continue efforts to promote people-to-people exchanges, including resumption of direct flights, interaction of media and celebration of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties, as part of efforts to normalise the bilateral relationship.

The two sides reached the agreement at official consultations between the foreign ministries in Beijing, a day after a meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs discussed the resumption of cross-border cooperation, especially on trans-border rivers and the Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage.

Both meetings were part of efforts by New Delhi and Beijing to reboot their ties following an understanding last ...