India head coach Gautam Gambhir couldn't control his anger after Arshdeep Singh bowled seven wides in an 13-ball over against South Africa in the second T20I in Mullanpur on Thursday. The incident took place on the 11th over where Arshdeep conceded 18 runs
Arunachal Pradesh an inalienable part of India, says New Delhi as China reiterates claim
Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India, stated the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday after China reiterated its claim over the territory.
“Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India, and this is a self-evident fact,” stated ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. “No amount of denial by the Chinese side is going to change this indisputable reality.”
Beijing refers to Arunachal Pradesh as Zangnan. It lays territorial claims over a large portion of the state, claiming that it is “South Tibet”. India has repeatedly rejected the Chinese claims.
Earlier in the day, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning reiterated the claim that “Zangnan is China's territory”, while answering a question about an Indian woman having been detained at the Shanghai airport for 18 hours on November 21.
Prema Thongdok had alleged that she was detained after the Chinese immigration authorities claimed that her passport was invalid because it showed her birthplace as Arunachal Pradesh.
“The Chinese side has never recognized the so-called ‘Arunachal Pradesh' illegally set up by India,” stated the Chinese spokesperson.
She also denied that Thongdok was detained.
“On the individual case you mentioned, according to what we have learned, during the entire time, China's border inspection authorities carried out checks procedures in accordance with laws and regulations,” stated the spokesperson.
She added that the authorities were “impartial and non-abusive” and that the rights of Thongdok were “fully protected”.
Responding to the statement, Jaiwsal said that the matter of Thongdok's detention had been taken up “strongly with the Chinese side”.
“Chinese authorities have still not been able to explain their actions, which are in violation of several conventions governing international air travel,” said Jaiswal. “The actions by the Chinese authorities also violate their own regulations that allow visa free transit up to 24 hours for nationals of all countries.”
Thongdok, who has lived in the United Kingdom for 14 years, is a native of Rupa town in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district.
She said that she was travelling from London to Japan and that her journey included a three-hour layover at the Shanghai Pudong airport.
The woman said that she was singled out during the security check for her Shanghai-Tokyo flight.
Thongdok said that the officials pointed to her passport, which showed Arunachal Pradesh as her birthplace.
“They were insisting that Arunachal Pradesh is a part of China, and that therefore my passport is not valid,” she said. “I asked them what laws state this or what written document specifies that such a passport is invalid.”
Thongdok alleged that the Chinese immigration officials mocked her, blocked her onward flight to Tokyo and left her without food. She eventually contacted a friend in the UK, who reached the Indian consulate in Shanghai, and diplomats arrived within an hour with food, she said.
However, the Indian officials could not convince Chinese immigration to allow her to continue to Japan, forcing her to book a flight to India via Thailand, she added.
Source: Scroll
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India head coach Gautam Gambhir couldn't control his anger after Arshdeep Singh bowled seven wides in an 13-ball over against South Africa in the second T20I in Mullanpur on Thursday. The incident took place on the 11th over where Arshdeep conceded 18 runs
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