Government of India Banned 59 Chinese App

The government of India has decided to Ban 59 Chinese applications including TikTok, WeChat, etc which are harmful to the sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, the security of the state, and public order.

The list of 59 mobile applications with their origin in china includes share it, UC browser, Baidu map, Helo, Mi community, etc. The order issued by the ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY) states that the 59 apps that have been banned by the government of India. This decision is a targeted move to ensure the safety and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace. 

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs has also sent an exhaustive recommendation for blocking these malicious apps. This Ministry has also received many representations raising concerns from citizens regarding the security of data and risk to privacy relating to the operation of certain apps. The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) has also received many representations from citizens regarding the security of data and breach of privacy impacting public order issues. Likewise, there have been similar bipartisan concerns, flagged by various public representatives, both outside and inside the Parliament of India. There has been a strong chorus in the public space to take strict action against Apps that harm India’s sovereignty as well as the privacy of our citizens.

*List Of Banned Apps.

1) TikTok

2) Share it
3) Kwai
4) UC Browser
5) Baidu map
6) Shein
7) Clash of Kings
8) DU battery saver
9) Helo
10) Likee
11) YouCam makeup
12) Mi Community
13) CM Browers
14) Virus Cleaner
15) APUS Browser
16) ROMWE
17) Club Factory
18) Newsdog
19) Beauty Plus
20) WeChat
21) UC News
22) QQ Mail
23) Weibo
24) Xender
25) QQ Music
26) QQ Newsfeed
27) Bigo Live
28) SelfieCity
29) Mail Master
30) Parallel Space
31) Mi Video Call Xiaomi
32) WeSync
33) ES File Explorer
34) Viva Video QU Video Inc
35) Meitu
36) Vigo Video
37) New Video Status
38) DU Recorder
39) Vault- Hide
40) Cache Cleaner DU App studio
41) DU Cleaner
42) DU Browser
43) Hago Play With New Friends
44) Cam Scanner
45) Clean Master Cheetah Mobile
46) Wonder Camera
47) Photo Wonder
48) QQ Player
49) We Meet
50) Sweet Selfie
51) Baidu Translate
52) Vmate
53) QQ International
54) QQ Security Center
55) QQ Launcher
56) U Video
57) V fly Status Video
58) Mobile Legends
59) DU Privacy

*India China Recent Dispute

The development has come in the wake of a massive spike in tensions along the 3,488-kilometer-long de-facto border with China, following the Galwan Valley clash in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed in action.
An unspecified number of Chinese troops were also killed in the clash on the intervening night of June 15 and 16, which happened when Indian soldiers had gone to inspect whether the Chinese had withdrawn from the Gallowan River bend in the valley which was on the Indian side of the LAC.

The Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in the eye-to-eye situation along the LAC at several locations for nearly two months now. The first violent clash had taken place between the troops of the two armies at Pangong Tso on May 5, in which nearly 100 troops were injured.