Is India softening its stance toward Chinese tech? Rest of World By: Itika Sharma Punit and Ananya Bhattacharya 3 February 2026 at 03:37 In June 2020, the Indian government abruptly banned 59 Chinese apps to protect the country’s “sovereignty and integrity” amid border tensions. By the end of the year, this number had... © Shutterstock/Rest of World