India bans 43 more Chinese apps in latest salvo at Beijing


Demonstrators take part in a protest march against China near the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Oct 20. — Sajjad Hussain/AFP

NEW DELHI: India banned 43 more Chinese apps on Nov 24, including some from e-commerce giant Alibaba, saying they threatened its "sovereignty and integrity" as tensions remain high between the nuclear-armed neighbours following a deadly border clash.

New Delhi previously pulled 59 Chinese apps – including the wildly popular video-sharing platform TikTok – from its huge domestic market, weeks after the high-altitude battle in the Ladakh region in June when 20 Indian soldiers were killed.

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