Complete list of the 43 mobile apps banned by India

This latest development comes just after the government reportedly banned 118 Chinese apps. That move was a follow-up of the earlier ban under which 47 and 59 Chinese apps were banned in favor of protecting “national interest and security” under the provisions of Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Talking about the ban, Dr Ajay Data, Founder and CEO, VideoMeet stated, "This is not the first time that the government has banned apps that pose a threat to the nation and citizen security. These repeated cycles of app ban highlight the grave consequences these apps have been posing on each of their users' personal data."

Mr Ankit Chaudhari, CEO & Founder, Aiisma adds that this was due for a while now and even more could be in pipeline. He says, "E-commerce, payments, online dating are the primary targeted infrastructures that have access to quite a lot of critical consumer information. What needs to be seen is if Indian alternatives can replace with-profits, these existing platforms rather than just replace them with a burn."

Complete List of All the 43 Apps Banned by the Government this time

1. AliSupplers Mobile App

2. Alibaba Workbench

3. AliExpress - Smarter Shopping. Better Living Cashier

4. Alipay

5. Lalamove India - Delivery App

6. Drive with Lalamove India

7. Snack Video

8. CamCard - Business Card Reader

9. CamCard - BCR ( Western)

10. Soul - Follow the soul to find you

11. Chinese Social - Free Online Dating Video App

12. Date in Asia - Dating & Chat For Asian Singles

13.We Date-Dating App

14. Free dating app-Singol, start your date!

15. Adore App

16. TrulyChinese - Chinese Dating App

17. TrulyAsian - Asian Dating App

18. ChinaLove: Dating app for Chinese singles

19. DateMyAge: Chat, Meet, Date Mature Singles Online

20. AsianDate: find Asian singles

21. FlintWish: chat with singles

22. Guys Only Dating: Gay Chat

23. Tubit: Live Streams

24.We Work China

25. First Love Live- super hot live beauties live online

26. Rela - Lesbian Social Network

27. Cashier Wallet

28. Mango TV

29. MGTV. Hunan TV official TV APP

30. WeTV - TV version

31. We TV - C-drama, K-drama & More

32.We TV Lite

33. Lucky Live- Live Video Streaming App

34. Taobao Live

35. DingTalk

36. Identity v

37. Isoland 2 Ashes of Time

38. BoxStar (Early Access)

39. Heroes Evolved

40. Happy Fish

41. Jelipop Match-Decorate your dream island L

42. Munchkin Match magic home building

43. Conquista Online Il

A space for Atma Nirbhar Bharat Mission?

A look at the pattern of this ban shows that most apps are either dating apps, semi-porn or into the supply chain. These give access to a lot of geological and sensitive data to the company and in turn, the country. Thus, promoting Indian apps over Chinee apps should give a major push to such apps. Yet, we can't ignore that these banned apps don't have a large user base. Apps that dominate this user base are mostly American, thus, its impact on "Indian" apps will be negligible. But, it does open doors for a set of developers who can create groundbreaking "Indian alternates".

Dr Ajay adds, "The Indian user base is also supporting the authorities on this front due to the geopolitical tensions our country is facing. The realization of how data breaching can impact their businesses in the long-run has also strengthened. It is an opportune time for Indian tech and IT community to work towards making India's IT framework more resilient. This support to homegrown apps will help us in going global. This is also great for the Atma Nirbhar Bharat mission of the Govt of India. We welcome all such decisions that in turn enhance the security of our country and its denizens, and VideoMeet takes pride in being capable enough to be a part of this indigenous value chain."