MEA cites Arunachal woman’s Shanghai detention, urges caution for travellers.

xNew Delhi: After an Indian woman from Arunachal Pradesh was singled out and detained at Shanghai airport in October, resulting in a war of words between New Delhi and Beijing, India on Monday asked China to provide assurances that Indian nationals transiting through Chinese airports would “not be selectively targeted, arbitrarily detained or harassed”. The government advised its nationals to “exercise due discretion while travelling through China”.

Expressing concern over the matter at his weekly media briefing on Monday evening, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We expect the Chinese authorities to provide assurances that Indian citizens transiting through Chinese airports will

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