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In a statement, the Ministry said that these 54 apps allegedly obtained critical permissions and collected real time data that was being misused and transmitted to servers located in hostile country

The Indian government has banned 54 new apps, including Garena Free Fire, saying that it has the “Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource.”

We list the 54 Chinese apps banned in India as on February 14, 2022 due to security risks and provide a timeline of Chinese app bans since June 2020.

The Indian government has banned 54 new apps, including Garena Free Fire, saying that it has the “Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource.”

This is the second time that the government has announced a ban on Chinese apps. In 2020, around 224 Chinese apps were banned including the popular PUBG Mobile, PUBG Mobile Lite, TikTok, Camscanner, among others.

The Indian government issued an order banning 54 apps linked to China stating that they pose a threat to the privacy and security of Indians.

The most prominent name this time around is Garena Free Fire, which is actually from Singapore.

The government of India has moved again to ban Chinese applications from Google Play. The ban includes Garena Free Fire.

URL copied Heres a complete list of apps that were banned in 2020. PUBG Mobile, TikTok and 100s of other apps were banned in India in 2020. While it was a year of pandemic, it was also not a fun ride for Chinese app developers. Due to the tensions between India and China and a few security reasons, MeitY decided to ban hundreds of Android, iOS apps in India.  It all started as a response to China’s attack at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh. On June 29, 2020, the Ministry of Electr...

TikTok is another app that has been popular for a while but what made its entry into this list is the fact that it also got banned in India. This led to the entry of several TikTok alternatives in India The year 2020 has been a roller coaster ride for the app world. The government of India banned hundreds of apps, mostly with China as the origin country. The key reason behind banning or blocking these apps in the country, as stated by the government, is the security of the users’ personal inf...