New Delhi: India has slammed the attempts by Chinese vloggers to show slum areas in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka as a part of New Delhi, in misleading videos. The Ministry of External Affairs said such efforts to mislead by showing fake locations and spreading false stories will harm the credibility of those involved.
Speaking during a bi-weekly press briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesman Randhir Jaiswal called on the authorities to take action.
#WATCH | Delhi: On Chinese vloggers reportedly livestreaming from slums in Dhaka, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, “We have seen media reports in this regard. Such efforts to present a distorted picture of any country are unfortunate. Insofar as efforts to buy foreign elements to portray Dhaka as Delhi are concerned, the peddling of false narratives only undermines the credibility of those who are undertaking such actions and those who are behind them. And I would urge the authorities concerned to take action against such people.”
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2026
“We have seen media reports in this regard. Such efforts to present a distorted picture of any country are unfortunate. Insofar as efforts to buy foreign elements to portray Dhaka as Delhi are concerned, the peddling of false narratives only undermines the credibility of those who are undertaking such actions and those who are behind them. And we would urge the authorities concerned to take action against such people,” he said.
His comments come after reports emerged that over 150 Chinese nationals were streaming and recording videos in the poor areas of Dhaka, falsely claiming they were in New Delhi.
Chinese Vloggers Claim Dhaka Localities Are Delhi
The content creators recorded footage of Dhaka’s localities and made negative comments about the standard of living, cleanliness, eating habits and poverty levels of India while claiming to be in New Delhi.
The activity has reportedly been going on in the Tekpara and Uttara sections of Dhaka for several months. The streamers have been recording during early hours of the morning up until late at night.
One woman from China claiming to be from the Sichuan province of the country recorded a live video on November 1 from the side of a canal in Uttara Sector 12. She claimed to be in New Delhi and commented on how dirty, backward and unsanitary the housing and surrounding area was.
“This is New Delhi. Their homes are extremely dirty. There isn’t even a fan inside the tin-roofed houses. This place is quite underdeveloped, dirty and unhygienic, and the law-and-order situation is poor.” Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo quoted her as saying.
Another Chinese national was seen streaming from tea stalls in the Tekpara locality of Dhaka and made negative comments about the type of tea people were drinking.
“Look, they are drinking tea. Do you know what kind of tea this is? This is cow urine tea. They drink cow urine tea.” Prothom Alo quoted him as saying.
The video included comments which were offensive towards the lifestyle, cleanliness and living conditions of those in the area.
Reports Of Misleading Videos Since May
The recent incidents are unlikely to be an isolated case with reports of Chinese content creators recording in the low income areas of Dhaka since May 2026.
The fact that the same areas have been filmed multiple times, with claims that Dhaka is being shown as Delhi and negative comments being made about those in the area, has raised concerns that misleading online content may have been used to tarnish India’s image internationally.
It has also highlighted the issue of misinformation on social media.
India’s latest reaction comes after the alleged activity raises questions over the intentional use of locations in Bangladesh to give a misleading impression of conditions in India.