Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal has said it is essential to take action against Chinese vloggers who are using Bangladeshi territory to defame India. He described the practice of filming locations in Dhaka and creating reels to pass them off as places in India as condemnable and unfortunate.
Jaiswal made these remarks on Tuesday during a weekly briefing at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi. The briefing included multiple questions referencing a Prothom Alo report on the matter. It was noted that over a hundred Chinese vloggers have been creating videos across various locations in Dhaka and presenting them as Indian locations.
India's Position
"Filming in Dhaka and creating reels to pass them off as locations in India is condemnable and unfortunate," Jaiswal said. He added that it is necessary to take action against such attempts to defame India using Bangladeshi territory. However, he did not clarify what specific steps India might take or whether any formal request has been made to the Bangladeshi authorities.Hasina Extradition Question
During the same briefing, Jaiswal was also asked multiple questions regarding the extradition of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the request for her passport. When asked whether a person being extradited must possess a passport, Jaiswal described it as a "technical" question to which he did not have an answer. He said that in his normal consideration, people need travel documents to travel.Responding to questions about the request for Hasina's passport or national identity card, Jaiswal said the Bangladeshi authorities would be best placed to answer such questions, and it would be appropriate to direct the queries to them.
