India bans 118 mobile apps including Tencent's PUBG

Smartphone with Chinese applications is seen in front of a displayed Indian flag in this illustration picture taken July 2, 2020. Reuters

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Published at : September 2, 2020

Updated at : September 2, 2020 19:14

India has banned another 118 mostly Chinese mobile apps including Tencent Holdings Ltd’s popular videogame PUBG, citing data security concerns, according to a government statement on Wednesday.

In June, India banned 59 mobile apps including Bytedance’s TikTok, Alibaba’s UC Browser and Tencent’s WeChat, also citing security concerns.

The latest ban comes a day after India’s foreign ministry accused Chinese troops of taking “provocative actions” at the disputed Himalayan mountain border.