The good news, however, the
heart-breaking one for many Indians, has been declared by the Indian government.
118 Chinese apps including PUBG are banned in India to re-iterate the recent
act done by China. The government accused Chinese troops of provocative action
again in the South Bank of Ladakh's Pangong Lake.
The similar attempt was made
on August 31, but Indian soldiers thwart them both times. In June, 20 soldiers
died for the country in a clash at Galwan Valley. China also suffered deaths,
however, it hasn’t revealed the number. "This decision is a targeted move
to ensure safety, security and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace," the
Indian government said.
In PUBG, 100 players have to face
off with automatic weapons until there is only one left.
Tencent introduced a stripped-down
mobile version, which helped the game to skyrocket, especially during the
lockdown.
PUBG Mobile rank among top
five smartphone games in the world with over 734 million downloads. According
to reports, there are close to 50 million active PUBG players in India.
The ministry, explaining the
latest move, said that it had received a lot of complaints regarding the misuse
of some mobile apps on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and transmitting
user data to servers outside India.
"The compilation of these
data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and
defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity
of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires
emergency measures," said government.
The move has been welcomed by almost
all Indians, though they miss their favourite PUBG! Earlier, in June, the
government had banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok and UC Browser, saying
that they were a threat to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country.
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