TikTok returns to India after 5 years.
After being outlawed the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2020. A number of Chinese apps have returned to India. Will TikTok make a comeback?
As diplomatic ties between India and China improve. Many of the Chinese apps banned in 2020 due to border tensions have returned to the Indian Play Store. TikTok, by far the most popular of these apps in India. It is noticeably missing from the list of apps that are once again available for download. Including Xender, TanTan, and Shein. Everyone is wondering if TikTok will return to India. Given the changing political climate and the reemergence of some of the Chinese apps that were banned.
Previous news of TikTok.
For those who are unaware, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly outlawed TikTok. 58 other Chinese-owned apps on June 29, 2020, citing worries about data security. Chinese tech giant ByteDance owns TikTok. It was accused by the Indian government of espionage and data misuse. Two weeks after a deadly skirmish between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the decision was made.
In view of the emergent nature of threats. We decided to block 59 apps (see Appendix) since, based on the information available. They engaged in activities that are prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India. Defense of India, security of the state, and public order. The Ministry of Information Technology said in a statement.
Following the conflict in the Galwan Valley. India severed its ties with China and banned TikTok. At least 20 Indian soldiers killed in a clash between Chinese and Indian troops in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh on June 15 of that year. There was a military standoff after the bloodiest battle in forty-five years along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Remarks on TikTok News.
Some of these apps have made a comeback with modifications, while others have returned in cloned forms. After four years, the Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) team of India Today examined over 200 of the prohibited mobile apps and discovered that. As of February 10, at least 36 of them were either original. Cloned and available on the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, or both.
