India and China officially resume direct flights after five years. To get a visa, you need to have a deposit of 1 million

According to news on October 27, direct flights between India and mainland China resumed on October 26 after a five-year hiatus.The first flight, operated by IndiGo, is scheduled to fly from Kolkata to Guangzhou at 10 pm Indian Standard Time.Currently, there are regular flights between India and Hong Kong, and routes from New Delhi, the capital of India, to Shanghai and Guangzhou will be added on November 9.

Earlier, the Indian Embassy in China posted on Weibo that from July 24, 2025, Chinese citizens can apply for tourist visas to visit India.

This is the first time in five years that India has resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens since the suspension in 2020. Previously, India also had restrictions on Chinese citizens’ business visas to India, which have recently been relaxed to a certain extent. After the news was released, searches for India on many online travel platforms increased rapidly.

Of course, it is also difficult to get an Indian visa. One of the hard conditions is: a bank guarantee with a minimum amount of RMB 1 million or a bank statement of the past 6 months showing a minimum amount of RMB 1 million.