The Indian government banned 47 more Chinese apps, after 59 China-based apps were banned earlier. These 47 apps were acting as clones of the 59 Chinese apps that were banned in June after the Galwan valley clash. The government had issued the order to ban 59 apps with Chinese links on June 29, stating that these were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country. The banned apps included popular ones like TikTok, CamScanner, SHAREit and UC Browser.
The communication further stated that if any banned app was found to be available in India through any means, directly or indirectly, the government would view this as a violation of its orders. The government communication underlined that apps were banned in exercise of the sovereign powers and Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.
A report by India Today TV, citing government sources, said that the government had also prepared a list of over 250 apps that would be examined for any user privacy or national security violations.The earlier ban was imposed on popular apps including TikTok, SHAREit, UC Browser, Helo, and WeChat, among others. Even Apple and Google to remove the banned apps from their respective app stores in the country.