India, Nov. 26 -- The woman from Arunachal Pradesh who was detained at Shanghai Pudong airport narrated her 18-hour ordeal after Chinese authorities declared her Indian passport "invalid" because it listed Arunachal Pradesh as her place of birth. India has lodged a strong protest with Beijing, calling the grounds for detention "ludicrous" and reaffirming that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of the country.

Prema Wangjom Thongdok, who lives in the United Kingdom and was travelling from London to Japan with a three-hour layover in Shanghai on November 21, said her ordeal began when she was singled out during security checks. "I was held at Shanghai airport for over 18 hrs on 21st Nov, 2025 on claims by China immigration & @chinaeaste...