CITING “sovereignty and integrity of India”, the Centre on Tuesday banned 43 mobile apps with Chinese links, a move that follows the ban on 177 apps over two rounds in June and September this year.
The latest exercise, which comes amid India-China tension at the border, saw the ban of on-demand courier service Lalamove India, in addition to Alibaba Group’s online retail service AliExpress. Various other apps related to the Alibaba Group and at least 15 dating apps have also been banned.Read more…