China's response to the Indian ban on apps including TikTok

This is China's response to the Indian ban on apps including TikTok

Agency. Amid the ongoing border dispute, Chart on Monday banned 59 Chinese apps. Including the popular social app Ticktock and WeChat. Alibaba Group's UC Browser has also banned Baidu Maps.

These apps can be used on both mobile and computer. The Indian government has described the ban on the app as an emergency measure and a step towards national security. Indian and Chinese troops are facing each other in the border area of ​​Kazakh.

Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in a tense clash between the two countries on July 1. Indian Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted that the ban was necessary for security, sovereignty, and India's integrity. He further tweeted, "We want to protect the data and privacy of Indian citizens."

India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a statement: "We have received complaints about these apps from various sources. These apps were violating the privacy of the user on iOS and Android. This ban will protect mobile and internet users in India. It was important for India's security, integrity, and security. "

The Indian government did not name the Chinese government or the Chinese company in its statement and did not specify how the ban would be enforced. TikTok has commented on India's sanctions.

A spokesman for TikTok said, "The Indian government has issued an interim order banning 59 apps. Two thousand employees of Bait dance are working in India as per the rules of the government. We are proud to have millions of users in India. '

"We are in the process of complying with the order of the Government of India," TikTok said in a statement. We are also trying to present our response to the government.

The government of India is ready to follow the necessary rules for the security of the data of the ticket users. We do not share Indian user data with any foreign government. We don't even give it to the Chinese government. We take user integrity seriously. 

Nikhil Gandhi, head of TikTok India, said, "TikTok has democratized the internet. It is currently available in 14 Indian languages. There are millions of users in India.

It's a treat for people whose talents go unnoticed. Some users know the use of the Internet from the ticket. We also donated 300 million Indian rupees to the Prime Minister's Fund for the coronavirus epidemic. '

The Chinese Communist Party's English-language newspaper, the Global Times, wrote on the subject of the Indian government's decision, "This step comes at a time when tensions are rising between the two countries."

The Indian military has carried out illegal activities across the border in China and has launched provocative attacks on Chinese security forces. As a result, a deadly clash took place in Galway, a border area between India and China.

The Global Times also wrote, "Extreme nationalism has been seen in India since then. A boycott of Chinese products has been demanded.

Such pictures are being widely shared on social media, in which Indian citizens are blowing up televisions made in China. The 59 banned apps include Twitter-like Chinese-made platform Weibo, which has a verified account for the Indian prime minister, and 240,000 followers.

According to a press release from the Government of India, the Department of Home Affairs and the Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center had recommended a ban on the malicious app.

Some Indian companies are calling it a welcome step by the Indian government. Inmost, the owner of app Propose, which is competing with TikTok, said the move has opened up the market for its platform.

Similarly, the Indian social network Snapchat has also welcomed the government's move. TikTok's rival Bold India has said it will benefit from a ban on its biggest rival.

In a statement, Arun SABENA, co-founder and CEO of the company, said: "We welcome the ban because we understand the concerns of the government. It is also an opportunity for Bold India and other Indian apps to provide better service by putting Indian culture and data security first. "

That's why Cisco says the ban will affect Chinese apps. "From a strategic point of view, this will increase the economic pressure," Santosh Pan, an associate of Link Legal, which looks after Chinese investment in India, told the Economic Times.

Because these apps were very dependent on the Indian market. This is a strong step from a legal point of view. Because it becomes difficult to challenge the national security question in court.

He also said that it would be interesting to see if the Indian app could meet the needs of those apps or if the US app captured the market share. Similarly, Indian app investors understand that banning Chinese apps will reduce the app's competition in the Indian market.

But some analysts have warned that the ban on Chinese apps could be too heavy for India.

Analysts warn India to reverse the ban on Chinese app

Agency. Analysts have warned that the Indian government's move to ban 59 apps developed by Chinese companies would be counterproductive. Analysts believe that India's move will hurt Indian technology and startups that depend on Chinese investment.

On Monday evening, the Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, including Tiktak and WeChat, citing data security reasons. The Indian government had issued a statement saying that Chinese companies were threatening the national security and defense of the country by collecting, mining, and profiling data of Indian users.

This is the latest response from India amid border disputes between the two countries. In an interview with Global Times on Tuesday, Sah Janu, executive partner of the UK law firm's Indian Investment Services Center, described the Indian government's behavior as "childish and emotional".

He further said, "This indicates that it would not be good to invest more Chinese in India now." The presence of Chinese investors in the Indian high-tech startup ecosystem has benefited India in recent years.

India has benefited not only from Chinese investment but also from China's state-of-the-art technology and sufficient experience to grow its business.

It is very difficult for India to remove Chinese influence from its market. This is because Chinese technology companies have made huge strides in India's emerging technology landscape.

By the end of 2019, Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Tencent had invested in more than half of India's 31 unicorn companies, or more than 1 billion, according to Iron Pillar Fund.

Paytm, a payment platform invested by Chinese companies, and Ola, a ride-hailing company from the delivery platform Jomato, also have Chinese capital.

Analysts warn that targeting Chinese apps could lead to a major setback for the Indian startup ecosystem.

According to censor tower, a mobile app market research company, India is the largest overseas market for attendance tickets. The app had reached 600 million downloads in India by April 29. That's 30 percent of the world's total downloads.

But Tiktak said he had been summoned by Indian government officials for clarification. But since Tuesday, tickets have stopped appearing in the Google Play Store and iOS App Store in India.

 According to the Chinese Ministry of Finance, China's non-financial investment in India has increased 9.7 times between 2018 and 2020, while investment in technology alone has exceeded 8 billion (about Rs 1 trillion).

As a side effect of the border dispute, India has banned 59 Chinese apps, including tickets

 India has banned 58 other popular apps in India, including Tiktak, amid a border dispute. India made the decision in a statement issued on Monday evening.

Along with this decision, games like WeChat, UC Browser, Class of King will also be banned. India's Ministry of Information Technology has announced a ban on these apps, saying they would affect India's sovereignty and unity. India has accused some apps for collecting confidential user data.

These are the 59 Chinese apps that India has banned:

1. TikTok 

2. MI store

3. MI community

4. Vibo

5. Vichit

6. Share it

7. Class of King

8. Due recorder

9 Yukyam makeup

10.360 Security

11. Due battery saver

12. Due browser

13. Due cleaner

14. Due privacy

15. Clean Master

16. Cass Clean

17. Du Am Studio

18. Wadu Translate

19. Baidu map

20. QQ Launcher

21. QQ Security Center

22. QQ player

23. QQ music

24. QQ Mail

25. QQ News Feed

26. Wissink

27. QQ International

28. Explore ES File

29. MI Video Call - Xiaomi

30. Parallel space

31. Selfie City

32. Mail Masters

33. Vault-Hyde

34. Wet video

35. Bigo Live

36. UC News

37. UC Browser

38. Beauty Plus

39. Sender

40. Club Factory

41. Hello

42. Like

43. Kwai

44. Amway

45 cents

46. News dog

47. Wonder camera

48. Photo Wonder

49. Apps browser

50. Viva Video-Q Video Inc.

51. Perfect crop

52. CM Browser

53. Virus Cleaner (High-Security Lab)

54. Yukyam Maker

55. Mobile Legend

56. Also, fly status video

57. U video

58. Bhima

59. Sweet selfie