India, Oct. 3 -- India and China are set to resume direct flights between selected cities after a gap of five years, with the External Affairs Ministry saying on Thursday that the move will contribute to the gradual normalisation of bilateral relations. The resumption of direct air services - suspended since 2020 - figured in several discussions held after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in the Russian city of Kazan in October 2024, two days after an understanding to end the standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Direct air services can resume by late October, said the ministry statement. People familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity that Indian carrier IndiGo and China Eastern are...