India bans TikTok, WeChat among dozens of China apps amid tensions


NEW DELHI, June 30 (dpa): India has banned 59 applications with Chinese links on grounds that they were a danger to the country's security even as some firms said they would submit clarifications to the government.

New Delhi’s decision Monday night came in the backdrop of an ongoing stand-off between Indian and Chinese forces in the Himalayan border region of Ladakh since May.

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