Archive · 23 Jul 2025
India to Resume Tourist Visas for Chinese Citizens in 2025
India and China are trying to be friends again!
India is going to start giving tourist visas to people from China again, starting in July 2025.
This is after a long time when things were a bit tense between the two countries.
They've also agreed to let people visit each other, like bringing back flights and the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
Leaders from both countries have been talking to each other to make things better.
They want to work together on things like sharing information about rivers.
They hope to build their relationship based on respect and understanding.
India will resume issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens starting July 24, 2025.
The decision aims to improve relations, strained since the 2020 border clash.
India and China agreed to resume people-to-people exchanges earlier in the year.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister HE Mr Sun Weidong reviewed bilateral relations.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Chinese officials during the SCO summit.
- Who
- India and China.
- What
- India will resume issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens.
- When
- Starting July 24, 2025.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- To improve ties between the two countries.
India
China
Motivations
India
Improving ties.
China
Prioritizing security.
- Visa resumption date
- July 24, 2025
- Countries Involved
- India and China
- Event
- Resumption of tourist visas
- Key Agreement
- People-to-people exchanges
- Recent Meetings
- SCO summit meetings