New Delhi: Indian Govt on Monday, 29th June banned 59 Chinese apps in India.
The list of the apps includes popular app names like Tiktok, UC Browser.
According to various news sources, intelligence agencies have suggested the Indian Govt that these apps have been violating the terms of usage, compromising users privacy, and being used as spyware or malware.
The decision came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India has given a “befitting response” to China.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology have stated to the media that it had received an “exhaustive recommendation” from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Previously the Indian Railways had also sacked a ₹471 crore contract with a Chinese company.
The government also put a bar on the use of Chinese equipment to upgrade it’s 4G services for BSNL.
Experts suggested that the ban on apps is a major blow to China’s Digital Boom and will have an impact on Chinese Economy.
The netizens have also termed this move as India’s Digital strike against China.
Here is the full list of all the Chinese apps that has been banned:
1. TikTok
2. Shareit
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. Beuty 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
If you have these apps on your mobile. We recommend you to uninstall them immediately and install alternatives.