India, Dec. 8 -- Weeks after a woman from Arunachal Pradesh was detained at Shanghai airport, the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday cautioned Indian citizens travelling to China, asking them to "exercise due discretion".

"We expect the Chinese authorities to provide assurances that Indian citizens transiting through Chinese airports will not be selectively targeted, arbitrarily detained or harassed and that regulations governing international air travel would be respected by the Chinese side," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

"MEA would advise Indian nationals to exercise due discretion while travelling to China or transiting through the country," he added.

Last month, a woman from Arunachal Pradesh all...