Shanghai, Nov. 10 -- Consul General of India in Shanghai, Pratik Mathur, on Monday welcomed the first batch of passengers arriving from New Delhi as direct commercial flights between India and China officially resumed after five years.

India in Shanghai wrote in an X post, "Fair Winds & Clear skies! India emerges as a Global Hub as people-to-people ties grow stronger. CG @PratikMathur1 was at hand to receive the first set of passengers as direct flights resumed between New Delhi and Shanghai."

The move marks a significant step in restoring normal travel and trade links between the two Asian neighbours, whose flight operations had been suspended since early 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic and the Galwan Valley clash.

The resumption...