India, July 23 -- India on Wednesday announced the resumption of tourist visas for Chinese nationals, making another step in the normalisation of bilateral ties that were taken to their lowest point in six decades by a military standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

The move, unveiled by the Indian embassy in Beijing on social media, came almost two months after India and China agreed in April on the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra after a gap of five years - seen as the first major breakthrough in people-to-people exchanges.

A post on WeChat by the Indian embassy in Beijing said Chinese nationals could apply for tourist visas to visit India by filling applications online from July 24. The post said applicants could th...