India is also repairing its relations with China by restoring direct flights between the two nations for the first time in five years. India is still getting about a third of its oil from Russia. India might also be preparing alternate supply lines in case Ukrainian airstrikes compromise Russia’s ability to deliver oil. Flights between India and China were suspended five years ago after clashes along the Himalayan border between the two countries killed dozens of soldiers. The Indian embassy to China confirmed on Thursday that the resumption of direct flights was part of New Delhi’s “approach towards gradual normalization of relations between India and China.”