IMPACT OF BAN ON CHINESE APPS IN INDIA by Megha M
Author: Megha M, Student at Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram. Government of India banned 59 Chinese applications on 29th June 2020 citing data security and national sovereignty concerns. The Centre has blocked these apps through its Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology invoking its powers under section 69A of Information Technology Act ,2000. Border tensions have been rising between the two countries since early May 2020 leading to the first violent…