All are revamped versions of apps that India banned in 2020.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW DELHI — Government India banned 54 apps from China for security reasons. Among the banned apps on India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology list are products from major Chinese tech firms such as Tencent, Alibaba and NetEase.
All of them are re-releases of apps that were banned by India in 2020. Also, the apps that are banned for use in India are games. Free fire of Sea Ltd. So far, Sea has not immediately commented on the ban.
Free Fire is one of the most popular mobile games in the world, with over a billion downloads on Google Play. In India, it became the best-selling game throughout the third quarter of 2021.
India’s latest move comes as disputes with China reignite. In 2020, tensions at the border of the two countries occurred, with soldiers killed.
India and China share an unmarked border of 3,488 km along the Himalayas. There were thousands of soldiers, tanks and artillery guns from both countries following the tensions
theta voltagep between India and China has lasted until today. Last month, the head of the Indian army spoke of the risks of aggression from China.