India’s decision to resume issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals is a much-needed and long-overdue step in the right direction. China has already welcomed the move, and rightly so, as it signals a tentative but important thaw in bilateral relations that have remained frosty since the COVID-19 pandemic and the Galwan Valley clashes in 2020. The breakthrough came after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting. It’s a reminder that diplomacy, even when slow and incremental, can produce tangible results—especially when both sides are willing to look beyond past grievances.

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