Chinese app ban is an opportunity to US, Indian starts-ups: Advocacy group

A US-India business advocacy group has welcomed India’s ban on Chinese apps, including TikTok, saying the move will provide opportunities to American and Indian start-ups.

Amidst escalating tensions with China in eastern Ladakh, the Indian government on Monday banned 59 mobile phone applications, mostly having Chinese links, citing threats to national security.

Mukesh Aghi, president of US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum, told PTI on Wednesday that this is India’s internal security matter.

India felt that a lot of these apps were accessing and transferring data. We feel that the steps taken by India is to protect its own internal security, and we support that.