Centre condemns coordinated anti-India campaign allegedly by Chinese vloggers presenting Dhaka locations as Delhi

New Delhi Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, condemned an alleged coordinated anti-India campaign carried out by a group of Chinese vloggers and livestreamers filming in impoverished neighbourhoods of Dhaka and falsely presenting the locations as parts of New Delhi. Mr. Jaiswal said efforts to present a distorted picture of any country are unfortunate. Around 150 Chinese nationals have been reported to be documenting impoverished neighbourhoods in the Bangladeshi capital and broadcasting the footage as scenes from India, according to an investigative report published by Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo. The ongoing operation involves Chinese vloggers filming within the narrow lanes of Tekpara and Uttara districts in Dhaka, subsequently transmitting live content across digital networks while falsely claiming that the broadcasts originate from New Delhi. “We have seen media reports in this regard. Such efforts to present a distorted picture of any country are unfortunate.