The video game PUBG Mobile is the most high profile ban among the 118 apps. The two nuclear-armed Asian neighbors have seen an escalation in tension at their disputed border regions where both armies were involved in a recent standoff. The Indian government’s latest action on Chinese apps comes after a soldier with India’s special forces was killed in a recent border clash with Chinese troops on the contested Himalayan border. Further ReadingIndia Bans TikTok, 58 Other Chinese Apps, Citing Security Concerns (Forbes)Prime Minister Modi Wants Made-in-India Games, But Is the Industry Ready? (The Mako Reactor)Meet The ‘Parents’ Behind India’s Best PUBG Mobile Team (Huffington Post)A Video Game Went Viral Across India.

Source: Forbes September 02, 2020 15:00 UTC