As India intensifies its resolve at the Line of Actual Control, the government at the centre has banned 118 additional Chinese apps including the popular multiplayer game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
This action was initiated by India’s Ministry of Information and Technology. The ban was implemented after the IT Ministry, had received various complaints of the apps stealing user data.
This could, in turn, can be mined by countries hostile to India’s national security. Also, the recommendation for the banning of the apps came from the Home Ministry.
The decision to ban 118 Chinese apps comes at the heel just days after the Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) carried out another unprovoked military aggression at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
India had banned 59 Chinese apps in the month of June including the popular short video sharing app TikTok, data sharing app ShareIt, UC Browser and scanning app CamScanner.
In a press release by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had said “In the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India and security of the State. And using the sovereign powers, the Government of India has decided to block the usage of certain Apps, used in both mobile and non-mobile Internet-enabled devices.”
The ministry also found all these apps were engaged in activities “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India”.
Here is a list of the 118 Chinese apps which have been banned in India.