India Voices Strong Objection to China Over Detention of Citizen
Tensions escalated between the two neighboring nations following the detention of Prema Wangjom Thongdok, an Indian passport holder originally from Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern frontier state that Beijing claims as its own territory.
During a Wednesday briefing, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal noted that India and China have “worked closely to maintain peace and tranquility in the border regions,” emphasizing that notable strides “on people-centric engagements” have recently been achieved.
Jaiswal further remarked that “Arbitrary actions by China, as the one that I refer to, involving an Indian citizen from Arunachal Pradesh, are most unhelpful towards efforts being made by both sides to build mutual trust and understanding and gradually move towards normalization of bilateral relations.”
On Sunday, Thongdok recounted that she had been held for 18 hours without food and was subjected to harassment by immigration personnel in Shanghai while she was in transit to board a connecting flight to Japan.
Thongdok also stated that Chinese officials informed her that her passport was “invalid,” and mentioned that she was allowed to continue her journey only after the intervention of the Indian Consulate.
India submitted a formal démarche to China on Monday in both New Delhi and Beijing concerning the incident.
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