India has since June 2020 banned some 224 Chinese bans for national security reasons
Users in China said Tuesday that they could not get the app to connect without a VPN service
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Chinese firms have faced hostility since a border clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers
Snapchat, Tinder, OkCupid, UC Browserare among apps that should be removed, says the force.
Initially, few apps voluntarily delisted themselves in accordance with the government's order but now Google and Apple have blocked access to all other apps too
"Good to see India ban 59 popular apps owned by Chinese firms, including TikTok, which counts India as one of its largest markets," Haley tweeted on Wednesday
The order came after the government this week banned several Chinese apps including ByteDance's TikTok, Alibaba's UC News and Tencent's WeChat citing "threat to sovereignty and integrity.
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The order has been issued in two sets -- the first set contains list of 35 apps and the other 24 apps based out of China, the sources said
Experts say now service providers may be told to block IP addresses
The bloody clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh last week has sparked a popular demand for the shunning of Chinese products, ranging from apps to mobile phones.
Apart from the boycott campaign, Indian intelligence agencies have red-flagged usage of over 50 China-linked apps as being a threat to national security.
This comes at a time when anti-China sentiments are simmering in the country amid rising tension on the Indo-China border and the disruption in lives on account of the Covid-19 pandemic
The contest, launched as part of UC's extensive cricket coverage, aims to add a fun element to the browser's IPL updates by allowing users to vote for their favourite contestant
At present the browser is available in 15 different languages from India and southeast Asia, including Hindi and Tamil
The browser is quite popular in India with a user base of almost 100 million