India’s efforts to normalise the relationship have acquired a greater sense of urgency because of its recent experience with the Trump administration. Both countries had agreed in principle to resume air services in Jan during foreign secretary Vikram Misri’s visit. Since then, said MEA, civil aviation authorities had been engaged in technical-level discussions on resuming direct air services and on a revised Air Services Agreement.Shortly after MEA’s announcement, IndiGo said it would start a daily nonstop between Kolkata and Guangzhou from Oct 26. The airline will fly between Delhi and Guangzhou, the date for which will be announced shortly. Air India is likely to resume China flights with a nonstop between Delhi and Shanghai by the year-end, say sources.IndiGo said its “familiarity with local partners” enabled it to resume these flights swiftly.