![]() ![]() The ministry said the ban was to “safeguard the interests” of the world’s second highest number of internet users and “to ensure safety and sovereignty of the Indian cyberspace”. It is believed that these apps provide data from Indian users to the Chinese government. On the newly banner list are apps including TikTok Lite, Helo Lite and Bigo Lite among others. On July 27, the government banned an additional 47 Chinese apps that were acting as clones to the previous banned apps. Asian News International on July 8 reported that the Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps-some Chinese ones, including TikTok, UC Browser and CamScanner, among many others, as well as Facebook, Instagram, Truecaller and ShareChat. ![]() ![]() On June 29, the ministry of information technology banned 59 Chinese apps, saying they were “prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order”. Emphasising that such steps can hurt China in myriad ways, he adds that they’ve even stopped using and selling Chinese pearls and stones at his shop, Quality Jewels.Īt a time when anti-China sentiment is high, many like Nag are shifting their allegiance to Indian apps. ![]() He also replaced ShareIt with Google Drive and Dropbox to share large files. After the ban, my TikToker friends and my sister-who had thousands of followers-also opted for the Indian options,” says Nag, 23, who found out about the alternatives via WhatsApp. “I found these apps way better than TikTok. Nag, who runs a gems and jewels shop in Zaveri Bazar, South Mumbai, uninstalled TikTok, where he would occasionally upload videos, and downloaded its Indian alternatives, Roposo and Mitron. The government’s announcement to ban 59 Chinese apps immediately after the standoff only reinforced his belief. Sankalp R Nag felt it was his nationalistic duty to switch to Indian apps after the border face-off between India and China in Galwan Valley in June. Shivank Agarwal (left), and Anish Khandelwal built short video app Mitron that is being used as a replacement for TikTok ![]()
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