Explained: China's detention of Arunachal woman and the spat over the Indian state

5 months ago

A travel incident at Shanghai Pudong International Airport has once again placed Arunachal Pradesh at the centre of a diplomatic standoff between India and China.

What should have been a simple international transit was exaggerated by local authorities when Pem Wang Thongdok, an Indian national who has resided in the United Kingdom for over a decade, attempted to transit through Shanghai on her way from London to Osaka.

According to her statements to ANI, an immigration officer challenged the legitimacy of her Indian passport after noticing her place of birth. Thongdok

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