China actions unhelpful: India on airport custody of Arunachal Pradesh woman

India on Wednesday said actions like the arbitrary detention by China of an Indian citizen from Arunachal Pradesh while transiting through Shanghai International Airport “are most unhelpful” in ongoing efforts by both countries to normalise bilateral relations.

External affairs ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal was responding to a question at the weekly briefing on how the recent case of China detaining an Indian citizen from Arunachal Pradesh would impact bilateral relations, which are currently on the mend after a four-year-long face-off.