India, Aug. 31 -- India and China will resume direct flights after more than five years as two of the world's biggest economies seek to rebuild political ties amid rising trade uncertainties.

The plan was announced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin. He did not provide details on when the India-China direct flights will resume.

This is PM Modi's first visit to China in seven years. India-China ties are on an upswing at a time when US tariffs have added to economic uncertainties in the world's two most populous nations. Earlier in August, India and China agreed to facilitate bilateral trade and investments following talk...