Government blocks 43 Chinese apps from being accessed in India.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Tuesday blocked 43 Chinese mobile applications from accessing by users in India, under section 69A of the Information Technology Act. As reasoned in the past blocking of Apps in June 2020 and September 2020, the said action is taken based on inputs that these apps were engaging in activities prejudicial to India’s sovereignty, integrity, defence, security and public order. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center of the ministry of home affairs had provided vital inputs to enable such an action.

Earlier in the months of June 2020 and September 2020, the Central Government had blocked access to 59 Chinese mobile apps and 118 Chinese mobile applications, respectively, under the same section (69A of the IT Act).

Full list of the blocked apps

Adore App
Alibaba Workbench
AliExpress – Smarter Shopping, Better Living
Alipay Cashier
AliSuppliers Mobile App
AsianDate: find Asian singles
BoxStar (Early Access)
CamCard – BCR (Western)
CamCard – Business Card Reader
Cashier Wallet
ChinaLove: dating app for Chinese singles
Chinese Social – Free Online Dating Video App & Chat
Conquista Online II
Date in Asia – Dating & Chat For Asian Singles
DateMyAge: Chat, Meet, Date Mature Singles Online
DingTalk
Drive with Lalamove India
First Love Live- super hot live beauties live online
FlirtWish: chat with singles
Free dating app-Singol, start your date!
Guys Only Dating: Gay Chat
Happy Fish

Heroes Evolved
Identity V
Isoland 2: Ashes of Time
Jellipop Match-Decorate your dream island！
Lalamove India – Delivery App
Lucky Live-Live Video Streaming App
MangoTV
MGTV-HunanTV official TV APP
Munchkin Match: magic home building
Rela – Lesbian Social Network
Snack Video
Soul- Follow the soul to find you
Taobao Live
TrulyAsian – Asian Dating App
TrulyChinese – Chinese Dating App
Tubit: Live Streams
WeDate-Dating App
WeTV – Cdrama, Kdrama&More
WeTV – TV version
WeTV Lite
WeWorkChina

Needless to say that this will further strain the Indo-Chinese relationship considering that big apps like Aliexpress have also been blocked. However, it makes sense to keep the security of the nation intact when the country is already engaged with China in multiple border conflicts across the breadth of the nation.