Another digital strike: 43 more Chinese apps banned in India

Government of India recently blocked 43 chinese mobile apps from accessing by users in India, under section 69A of the Information Technology Act. “This action was taken based on the inputs regarding these apps for engaging in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order”, the centre said in an official statement. ministry of electronics and Information Technology has issued the order for blocking the access of these apps by users in

India based on the comprehensive reports received from Indian cyber crime co-ordination center, ministry of Home Affairs, it further stated. Popular shopping website Aliexpress was among the banned apps, which comes a big blow to chinese e-commerce major Alibaba. This is another setback for the e-commerce giant after its Ant Group’s $37-billion (£28 billion) initial public offering, (IPO) was halted in china.

earlier, on June 28, the centre had blocked access to 59 chinese mobile apps, and on September 2, 118 more apps were banned under section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Government is committed to protect the interests of citizens and sovereignty and integrity of India on all fronts and it shall take all possible steps to ensure that. The earlier banned apps included baidu, baidu express edition, Tencent Watchlist, Faceu, Wechat reading, Ludo All Star, Alipay and Tencent Weiyun, besides PUBG mobile and PUBG mobile Lite, according to an official statement. The latest move from Indian government comes amid ongoing border tensions between India and china. Tensions between India and china have been high since may when New delhi detected attempts by the chinese troops to intrude into Indian territory. On June 15, soldiers of the two sides were engaged in a violent clash that killed 20 Indian troops and an unknown number on the chinese side.n