India bans 43 apps, mostly Chinese, in the name of national security

India's ministry of technology said it had carried out a "digital strike" by banning 40 mobile applications, including Alibaba's e-commerce app Aliexpress, in the name of protecting the "sovereignty and integrity of India.”

The ban of 43 apps by India's technology minister was initiated after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a skirmish with Chinese troops at a disputed Himalayan border site in June [File: Euan Rocha/Reuters]

Among the list of other Chinese app banned are Bytedance and Tencent. They join the list of 59 other Chinese based mobile apps banned in India early this year.

India's ministry of technology argues that the apps collect and share users' data and therefore pose a threat to the state.

By: Niza Nondo