THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
The Centre’s decision to ban 59 mobile apps, especially those belonging to Chinese companies, citing security concerns is a bold and laudable act. Truly it is a matter of serious concern as the Ministry of Electronics and IT information has already stated that these apps pose a threat to the sovereignty and integrity of India. Though for users and app enthusiasts this ban may cause some worries they will have to understand and realise that the nation comes first and as tension mounts on the border between India and China it’s our duty and right to stand united and support our motherland.
This very bold and strong decision is sure to send ripples across the globe and many other nations, who have an aversion towards Chinese aggression, are sure to follow the Indian way. The dragon nation’s policy of following an aggressive method to become a global leader of the new era by unnecessarily intruding into neighbours territory, poking its nose into the world market and ‘colonising’ the global cyber market is sure to flop and their plans and intentions are going to turn into a fiasco. Many nations around the world, sad to say, have unknowingly fallen to the bait set by China in trade and many have now started realising their blunder of being careless, incautious and impetuous. As it stands, India is hardly the only nation which has expressed reservations regarding Chinese IT and mobile technology companies. The US has long been cautious of Chinese tech giants and the varying levels of control the CCP has on them. Tik Tok has come under scrutiny multiple times for its alleged handling of customer data and its unclear connection to the ruling party. Naturally, Bytedance, the company that owns Tik Tok has repeatedly claimed that it does not operate its app per CCP directive but it is hard to put any trust in such assurances. At this juncture, India is sure to lead the world community to expose the evil designs of its neighbour and putting an end to its avaricious aim to become the leader of the world.
..... M PRADYU, KERALA via email