List of 59 Chinese Mobile Apps Banned by Indian Government | Digital Air Strike by PM Modi on China

Central government of India has now banned 59 Chinese mobile apps. These apps will no longer remain functional and valid for use as their usage is now restricted. The reason given behind banning of these Chinese apps is data breach, privacy concerns and national security. Here is the complete list of 59 Chinese Mobile Apps banned by Indian Government. This is major Digital Air Strike of India on China.

The decision to ban Chinese Apps is taken as an aftermath of India-China tensions across border. The recent clash of Indian and Chinese Soldiers where 20 of Indian brave soldiers died while 45+ soldiers of China died. Union Minister said that the "Chinese companies were making illegal usage of Indian citizens data".

Moreover, there was possibility of Cyber attack from China as all people data was at risk. So, Narendra Modi government has put an end to usage of these mobile apps to give befitting reply to the People's Republic of China.

List of 59 Chinese Apps Banned in India by Modi Govt.

Here is the complete list of 59 mobile apps which are banned by Indian Government w.e.f 29 June 2020:- 

1. Tik Tok
2. Shareit
3. Kwai
4. UC Browser
5. Baidu Map
6. Shein
7. Clash of Kings
8. DU battery saver
9. Helo
10. Likee
11. YouCam makeup
12. Mi Community
13. CM Browers
14. Virus Cleaner
15. APUS Browser
16. ROMWE
17. Club Factory
18. Newsdog
19. Beutry Plus
20. WeChat
21. UC News
22. QQ Mail
23. Weibo
24. Xender
25. QQ Music
26. QQ Newsfeed
27. Bigo Live
28. SelfieCity
29. Mail Master
30. Parallel Space
31. Mi Video Call - Xiaomi
32. WeSync
33. ES File Explorer
34. Viva Video - QU Video Inc
35. Meitu
36. Vigo Video
37. New Video Status
38. DU Recorder
39. Vault Hide
40. Cache Cleaner DU App Studio
41. DU Cleaner
42. DU Browser
43. Hago Play With New Friends
44. Cam Scanner
45. Clean Master - Cheetah Mobile
46. Wonder Camera
47. Photo Wonder
48. QQ Player
49. We Meet
50. Sweet Selfie
51. Baidu Translate
52. Vmate
53. QQ International
54. QQ Security Center
55. QQ Launcher
56. U Video
57. V fly Status Video
58. Mobile Legends
59. DU Privacy

The Union government of India is urging its citizens to delete these apps from smartphones. These apps would no longer remain functional on any persons mobile phones.

India Digital Air Strike on China

Amid the recent Galwan Valley tensions b/w India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian government has performed digital air strike on China. This is an unprecedented step and decided to ban at least 59 Chinese apps.

The list of 59 mobile apps with their origin in China include TikTok, SHAREit, US Browser, Baidu map, Helo, Mi Community, Club Factory, WeChat, UC News, Weibo, Xender, Meitu, CamScanner, and Clean Master - Cheetah Mobile.

The order issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) stated that the 59 apps that have been banned by the Government of India "are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".