New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- India reacted strongly on Tuesday to reports of Chinese influencers filming videos in Bangladesh and passing them off as depictions of India, calling on authorities in Beijing and Dhaka to take action against those involved in presenting a "distorted picture" of the country.

Reports in the Bangladesh media said scores of Chinese vloggers and influencers were involved in a campaign of shooting videos in the impoverished neighbourhoods of Uttara and Tekpara in Dhaka and passing off their broadcasts as originating in New Delhi.

"We have seen media reports in this regard. Such efforts to present a distorted picture of any country are unfortunate," external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said when he was ...