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<ul><li>Jio, Airtel, Cipla, MRF Tires, Sun Pharmaceuticals and other commercial companies have been tagged as targets by <keyword id="149865" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chinese-hackers">Chinese hackers</keyword>. </li><li>Cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA has determined that two Chinese hacker groups — Ghost Panda and Stone Panda are looking to damage the companies’ reputation and extract trade secrets.</li><li>The motivation behind the attacks is to “teach India a lesson”.</li></ul>There’s a flurry of activity on the dark web and hackers’ forums as a reaction to the ongoing India-China border dispute in Galwan Valley. The two main hacking groups behind the rhetoric are China-based Gothic Panda and Stone Panda. Cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA Research reports that notable organisations like Jio, Airtel, Cipla and others are on the radar of Chinese hackers to “teach India a lesson”. Other comments translated from Mandarin included “this is one nation who doesn’t listen to us”. <div type="image" title="hack_edited" msid="76528295" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Screen from Chinese hackers community forum&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> As per their observations, CYFIRMA has shared three lists — commercial organisations, media companies, and government websites — that are potential targets as per the conversations they observed between the Chinese hacking community. Commerical organisations on Chinese hackers target list: <ol><li>Jio</li><li>MRF Tires</li><li>Sun Pharmaceuticals</li><li>Airtel</li><li>Cipla</li><li>Intex Technologies</li><li>Micromax</li><li>BSNL</li><li>Apollo Tires</li><li>L&amp;T</li></ol>According to CYFIRMA, the objective of hacking commercial organisations listed above is to cause reputation damage and extract any sensitive information that could hamper their operations — including trade secrets. Government sites on Chinese hackers target list: <ol><li>Ministry of Foreign Affairs</li><li>Ministry of Defence</li><li>Ministry of Information and Broadcasting</li></ol>The motivation for hacking government sites is to ‘name and shame’ them as per CYFIRMA’s report. The same applies to media houses on their target list. Media houses on Chinese hackers target list: <ol><li>Times of India</li><li>Republic TV</li><li>NDTV</li><li>Hindustan Times</li><li>X-TV</li><li>Aaj Tak</li><li>Dainik Jagran</li></ol>Meet the hackers behind the threat to Indian organisations Gothic Panda — also known at APT3, UPS and TG-011 — has been <a href="https://www.recordedfuture.com/chinese-mss-behind-apt3/">directly attributed</a> to the Chinese Ministry of State Security in the past. It has been behind campaigns like Operation Clandestine Fox, Double Tap and Clandestine Wolf in the past. Gothic Panda’s repertoire of victims include companies in the defence, telecommunications, transportiation, and advanced technology sectors. They have also been known to hack into government departments and bureaus in Hong Kong, the US, and several other countries. Stone Panda — also known APT10, Red Apollo, CVNX, HOGFISH and most popularly, menuPass — been known to originate in China and been active since 2009. In 2017, Palo Alto detected that the hacker group was targetting Japanese Academics and organisations with malware. In another investigation, FireEye found that Stone Panda was using a Remote Accessibility Trojan (RAT) — which gives the hackers to control your device from anywhere — to run reconnaissance, extract intelligence, and plant malware. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/the-10-most-infamous-hackers-of-all-time/slidelist/46883316.cms">The 10 most infamous hackers of all time</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/chinese-hackers-crack-through-indias-industry-department-website-with-mediation/articleshow/76510233.cms">Chinese hackers crack through India's Industry Department website with "mediation"</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/sbi-warns-2-million-users-may-be-at-risk-of-phishing-attacks-in-delhi-mumbai-and-other-major-cities/articleshow/76505433.cms">SBI warns 2 million users may be at risk of phishing attacks in Delhi, Mumbai and other major cities</a>

Top 20 Indian organisations under threat of attack from Chinese hackers to “teach India a lesson” amid border tension

India and <keyword id="1334" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="China">China</keyword> have agreed on a five-point plan for resolving the prolonged border face-off in eastern Ladakh that included abiding by all existing agreements and protocol on management of the frontier, maintaining peace and tranquility and avoiding any action that could escalate matters. The two countries agreed to the plan during talks between <keyword id="5263" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="External-Affairs-Minister">External Affairs Minister</keyword> S <keyword id="236448" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jaishankar">Jaishankar</keyword> and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow on Thursday evening on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet. The Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) have been locked in a tense standoff in multiple areas along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in eastern Ladakh since early May. The Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) issued a joint press statement early on Friday featuring five points which were agreed by both the sides at the "frank and constructive" discussions by the two ministers. "The two foreign ministers agreed that the current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side. They agreed, therefore, that the border troops of both sides should continue their dialogue, quickly disengage, maintain proper distance and ease tensions," it said. The joint statement said Jaishankar and Wang agreed that both sides should take guidance from the series of consensus reached between leaders of the two countries on developing India-China relations, including not allowing differences to become disputes. This assessment was a clear reference to decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at their two informal summits in 2018 and 2019. "The two ministers agreed that both sides shall abide by all the existing agreements and protocol on China-India boundary affairs, maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas and avoid any action that could escalate matters," the joint statement said. At the talks, Jaishankar and Wang agreed that as the situation eases on the border, the two sides should expedite work to conclude new confidence building measures to maintain and enhance peace and tranquility in the border areas. The joint statement said the two sides also agreed to continue to have dialogue and communication through the Special Representative(SR) mechanism on the India-China boundary question. "They also agreed in this context that the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China border affairs (WMCC) should also continue at its meetings," it added.

India-China are now betting on a 5-point plan to resolve border row

To enhance military cooperation, <keyword id="8669324" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-army-vice-chief">Indian Army Vice Chief</keyword> Lieutenant General SK Saini will visit the United States for three days where he is to meet counterparts. "The aim of the visit is to enhance military cooperation between both the armies," the Indian Army stated. The visit is planned from October 17 to October 20. The Army Vice Chief will visit the <keyword id="10118289" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="us-army-pacific-command">US Army Pacific Command</keyword> (USARPRAC), the Army component of Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), and exchange ideas extensively with the military leadership apart from witnessing training and equipment capabilities of <keyword id="57857" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="US-army">US Army</keyword>. Later, he will also visit INDOPACOM where aspects of military cooperation and furthering military to military engagement including procurements, training in niche domains, joint exercises and capability building will be discussed. The visit will further enhance the operational and strategic level collaboration between both armies, which is emphasised by the fact India is participating in two joint exercises with the US despite Covid-19 restrictions. The joint exercises include Yudh Abhyas, scheduled in February 2021 and Vajra Prahar, which is planned for March, 2021. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/hcl-to-hire-more-jobs-and-increase-wages-over-next-three-months-9000-more-freshers-to-be-onboarded-by-march/articleshow/78696285.cms">HCL Tech to hire ‘significantly’ and bring back wage hikes over the next three months — 9,000 new freshers likely to be onboarded by March</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/hcl-tech-beats-guidance-clocks-in-4-5-jump-in-revenue-during-second-quarter/articleshow/78693542.cms">HCL Tech beats guidance — clocks-in 4.5% jump in revenue during second quarter</a>

Indian Army Vice Chief to visit US Army Pacific Command for three days to enhance military ties as both countries face tensions with China

China claims to have successfully tested a secret "reusable" spacecraft amid crisis along the <keyword id="49399" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Line-of-Actual-Control">Line of Actual Control</keyword> (LAC) with India in Ladakh and confrontation with multiple nations in South China Sea. The Xinhua news agency on Sunday said that the vehicle returned to its "scheduled landing site" following a two-day mission in orbit after it was launched on a <keyword id="1705112" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Long-March-2F-rocket">Long March 2F rocket</keyword> on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert. Beijing claimed that the "successful flight marked the country's important breakthrough in reusable spacecraft research and is expected to offer convenient and low-cost round trip transport for the peaceful use of the space". An astronomer at Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Jonathan McDowell, using his Twitter handle speculated that the landing site may have been Taklamakan desert in northwest China. On Monday, India's DRDO successfully carried out the second test flight of its Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) using the indigenously developed scramjet propulsion system. It is a carrier vehicle for hypersonic and long-range cruise missiles, and will have multiple civilian applications, including the launching of small satellites at low cost. The previous flight in 2019 boosted to altitude on an Agni I first stage from Kalam Island, McDowell said. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77971186" title="India successfully tests its hypersonic missile carrier than can also launch satellites into orbit" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> The Chinese mission, which is shrouded in mystery comes at a time when Beijing and New Delhi are locked in a violent face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Last week, the Indian Army captured key ridges on the south bank of the Pangong Tso, in a tit-for-tat move, effectively taking control of all the strategic heights in the area along the LoC in Ladakh. Incidentally, Chinese President Xi Jinping canceled his trip to Pakistan in a last-minute decision. Meanwhile, two Australian journalists facing security threat from the Chinese authorities, were evacuated from China in a diplomatic standoff. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Bill Birtles and the Australian Financial Review's Mike Smith landed in Sydney on Tuesday. As the US-China relationship has entered a Cold-War like situation, the Xi Jinping regime has deployed PLA Navy, China Coast Guard and maritime militia to claim its sovereignty over South China Sea. Since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic which originated in the Wuhan city of its Hubei province, Beijing has sent fishing boats into the waters adjacent to Indonesia's Natuna Islands and deployed survey vessels into the exclusive economic zones of Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime has also created two new administrative districts in the disputed islands of the Paracels and Spratlys and carried out missile tests in the disputed area. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/indias-successfully-tested-its-indigenously-developed-hypersonic-technology-demonstrator-vehicle/articleshow/77971186.cms">India successfully tests its hypersonic missile carrier than can also launch satellites into orbit</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/pubg-mobile-will-no-longer-be-developed-by-tencent-in-india/articleshow/77993013.cms">PUBG Mobile will no longer be developed by Tencent in India but experts say that may not be enough</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/china-accuses-india-of-gunshot-threats-ahead-of-jaishankars-likely-meet-with-beijings-foreign-minister-in-moscow/articleshow/77990856.cms">Indian Army denies China's claims of 'gunshot threats' along the LAC</a>

China secretly tests 'reusable' spacecraft amid border tensions with India

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">REUTERS/Jim BourgIndian sailors watch military vehicle on parade during India's Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 26, 2015.</div></div></div><ul><li>India is increasingly wary of Chinese activity in the Indian Ocean.</li><li>In response, India has worked to boost its military capacity and build partnerships with countries in the region.</li></ul> A spike in tensions between China and India along their <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-chinas-xi-wants-to-put-relations-with-india-on-right-track-xinhua-2017-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shared border</a> in the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/video-of-chinese-indian-troops-fighting-with-stones-at-himalaya-border-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Himalayas</a> this summer <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-india-and-china-agree-to-disengagement-along-disputed-frontier-indian-government-statement-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">eased</a> in August, but the two Asian powers are still at odds.China has grown its influence in the region through commercial and infrastructure deals with countries throughout Asia, including those that border India.Beijing's expanding ties have concerned its neighbors, perhaps none more so than India, which regards Chinese activity in the Indian Ocean warily.As a result, New Delhi has sought to strengthen its diplomatic ties with neighbors and bolster its military capacity - drawing on longstanding relations with the US and other partners in the region to do so.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">ReutersAn Indian soldier.</div></div></div>China has pursued commercial port and infrastructure projects in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/indias-concern-with-beijing-expansion-grows-with-sri-lanka-port-deal-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sri Lanka</a>, Myanmar, and Pakistan and has opened facilities in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/22/china-seychelles-indian-fears-encirclement?CMP=share_btn_tw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seychelles</a> and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-troops-to-overseas-base-operational-security-concerns-for-us-2017-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Djibouti</a>, the stated purposes of which include humanitarian and anti-piracy efforts, though they appear to have military uses as well.India, for its part, has continued its years-long efforts to build security relationships with its neighbors in the region, and it appears to be taking a more <a href="http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/10/17/is-india-starting-to-flex-its-military-muscles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">muscular approach</a> to defending its interests, putting a special focus on its maritime approaches.A <a href="https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/sites/default/files/Indian_Maritime_Security_Strategy_Document_25Jan16.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">document</a> released by the Indian navy in late 2015 noted that the country's "prominent peninsular orientation and flanking island chains overlook strategic sea lanes in the Indian Ocean, linking her security and prosperity inextricably to the seas."<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">REUTERS/Romeo RanocoIndian sailors aboard INS Kadmatt arrive for a four-day goodwill visit in the Philippines, October 3, 2017.</div></div></div>Chinese activity in the seas surrounding India has also led New Delhi to shift its strategic posture.After long focusing on the country's northern borders, Indian leaders have turned their attention to the country's nearly 5,000-mile-long southern coastline, where security and energy infrastructure is concentrated."This is a tectonic shift in India's security calculus, that it has to protect its southern flank," Brahma Chellaney, a strategic-studies professor at the Center for Policy Research, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/world/asia/india-us-japan-war-games-china.html?smid=tw-nytimesworld&amp;smtyp=cur&amp;_r=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told</a> The New York Times this summer.In July, Japan, India, and the US took part in the latest iteration of the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/malabar-2017-photos-of-us-india-and-japan-war-games-in-indian-ocean-2017-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Malabar naval exercises</a>, in which anti-submarine warfare was a major component.Maritime security was <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-japan-begin-anti-submarine-warfare-exercise/articleshow/61322598.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a focus</a> of the Indian <keyword id="6354810" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Defense">defense</keyword> minister's bilateral meetings with Japanese officials in September. It was also slated to be a <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/james-mattis-india-visit-aimed-at-taking-indo-us-defence-ties-to-next-level-4858715/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">topic of discussion</a> during Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' trip to India in late September.In October, India and Indonesia - both democracies and neighbors on the Indian Ocean - carried out <a href="https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/india-indonesia-maritime-patrols-kick-off" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">another round</a> of biannual joint naval patrols, aimed at boosting interoperability between their forces.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/FileEmployees stand in front of the Indian navy's first Scorpene submarine before being undocked from Mazagon Docks, a naval-vessel ship-building yard, in Mumbai, April 6, 2015.</div></div></div>During the last days of October, India and Japan <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-japan-begin-anti-submarine-warfare-exercise/articleshow/61322598.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">carried out</a> intensive anti-submarine warfare exercises in the Indian Ocean, involving naval aircraft from both countries.French Defense Minister Florence Parly was also recently in India, where she discussed the strategic situation in South Asia and helped prepare for French President Emmanuel Macron's visit in early December. India and France have also <a href="https://mediaindia.eu/business-politics/india-france-enhance-maritime-cooperation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">expanded their joint efforts</a> to monitor activity in the Indian Ocean."We are sharing information in all formats - human, satellite and even electromagnetic as both the countries are worried about the implications that the Chinese expansion in the Indian Ocean region can mean to the international community," a senior French official reportedly <a href="https://mediaindia.eu/business-politics/india-france-enhance-maritime-cooperation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>.Japan is also expected to propose a <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-diplomacy-kono/japan-to-propose-strategic-dialogue-with-u-s-india-and-australia-nikkei-idUSKBN1CV03K" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">strategic dialogue</a> between it, the US, India, and Australia to counter Chinese expansion in Asia via its "Belt and Road" policy, which is aimed at establishing trade and transportation networks in the region.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29K#/media/File:A_MiG_29K_aircraft_lands_on_INS_Vikramaditya.jpg">Indian Navy</a>A MiG-29K prepares land aboard Indian aircraft carrier Vikramaditya in 2014.</div></div></div>Alongside those diplomatic efforts, India has worked to improve and expand its military capacity, drawing up a list <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-defence-firms-eye-billion-dollar-chance-for-made-in-india-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tens of billions of dollars</a> of foreign fighter jets, armored vehicles, submarines, and helicopters it is looking and pursue a "Made in India" policy in order to develop its domestic defense industry.The first of six diesel-electric advanced attack submarines - designed by a French firm and built in India - is <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/scorpene-class-submarine-likely-to-be-commissioned-by-november-december/articleshow/60839555.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">expected</a> to be commissioned in November or December. And this summer, New Delhi contacted foreign shipyards about <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/india-to-buy-submarines-amid-china-naval-activity-in-the-indian-ocean-2017-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">building six nonnuclear submarines</a>.German and French shipbuilders have <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-defence-firms-eye-billion-dollar-chance-for-made-in-india-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">expressed interest</a> in an Indian submarine contract worth up to $10 billion. India has also talked to Japan about buying advanced subs, but reaching a deal has been <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-13/abe-modi-bromance-may-not-overcome-hurdles-to-submarine-sale" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">difficult</a> for both sides.India has agreed to buy US-made drones that could be used to track Chinese maritime activity and to purchase <a href="https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/boeing-wins-contract-to-support-indian-navys-new-sub-killer-planes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">P-81 Neptune</a> aircraft, one of the most advanced anti-submarine-warfare planes in the world. (The waters around the Malacca Strait, which connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans, are <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/malabar-2017-photos-of-us-india-and-japan-war-games-in-indian-ocean-2017-7/#while-indias-navy-is-smaller-than-chinas-new-delhis-control-of-the-andaman-and-nicobar-islands-give-it-advantageous-position-relative-to-the-malacca-strait-which-connects-east-and-southeast-asia-to-the-indian-ocean-in-june-indian-warships-were-assigned-247-patrols-at-the-western-edge-of-the-malacca-strait-to-monitor-maritime-movement-in-the-area-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">an area of focus</a> for India.)<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">(US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Preston/Released)Lt. Christopher Ground gives a tour to Indian sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard.</div></div></div>"I believe that the US is ready to help India modernize its military. India has been designated a major defense partner of the US. This is a strategic declaration that's unique to India and the US. It places India on the same level that we have many of our treaty allies," US Navy Adm. Harry Harris, head of Pacific Command, <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/us-ready-to-help-india-modernise-its-military-says-top-us-commander-harry-harris-1737122" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a> in August.Prior to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US this summer, India's defense minister <a href="https://www.defensenews.com/global/2017/06/22/india-russia-to-iron-out-defense-projects-worth-10b/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">went to Russia</a> to address weapons deals that had been delayed, including the purchase of four frigates and the lease of a nuclear-powered submarine.The Indian navy has asked Russian aircraft manufacturer MiG to "<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/land/2017/08/04/indian-navy-wants-russian-mig-29k-jets-to-be-ruggedized/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ruggedize</a>" its MiG-29K aircraft to better withstand aircraft-carrier operations. India is also <a href="http://forceindia.net/decks-cleared-contract-signing-s-400-adms-december/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">set to buy</a> Russia's advanced S-400 missile-defense system. Russia also overhauled and updated the <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/infrastructure/russian-warship-to-indian-icon-ins-vikramadityas-journey-in-pics/virkamaditya-jpg/slideshow/57651589.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vikramaditya</a> aircraft carrier for India between 2004 and 2013, though New Delhi <a href="https://thediplomat.com/2016/11/confirmed-indias-next-aircraft-carrier-will-be-nuclear/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">has pursued</a> indigenously built aircraft carriers since.India has contracted a South Korean firm to build <a href="https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2017/08/17/india-mine-sweeper-program-hits-another-roadblock/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">minesweepers</a> and with Russia to acquire <a href="https://www.defensenews.com/air/2017/10/20/indian-air-force-wants-out-of-fighter-program-with-russia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fifth-generation fighters</a> - those projects have foundered, however.India imports <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-defence-firms-eye-billion-dollar-chance-for-made-in-india-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">about 90%</a> of defense equipment, and its "Made in India" initiative seeks to bring foreign firms to India to partner with domestic companies - deals that would bring India's homegrown defense contractors up to global standards. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/helima-croft-rbc-commodities-emerging-markets-oil-demand-growth-2017-7">RBC commodity chief: India and China will dictate oil's future</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

Amid simmering tensions with China, India is looking to gain an advantage at sea

<ul><li>The Indian government has announced a fresh ban on 43 <keyword id="6022999" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="chinese-apps">Chinese apps</keyword>.</li><li>The latest round of Chinese apps ban includes big names like AliExpress.</li><li>The total <keyword id="9486000" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chinese-apps-banned-in-India">Chinese apps banned in India</keyword> now stands at 220 – this includes PUBG Mobile, TikTok, ShareIt, and more.</li></ul>The Indian government has announced the third round of Chinese apps ban, with 43 new names on the list. In total, 220 Chinese apps have been banned in India in 2020. This includes some highly popular apps and games like TikTok, ShareIt, AliExpress, PUBG Mobile, and more. The new announcement banning 43 Chinese apps in India include some big names like AliExpress, Snack Video, and Lalamove India. The announcement comes at a time when the India-China border tensions are simmering. While the Indian government has not specifically mentioned China or the origins of the apps it has banned, the list mentions Chinese apps exclusively. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="79389245" title="India bans another 43 Chinese apps as border tensions along LAC continue to simmer" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> India goes after highly popular Chinese apps and games The list of apps and games banned by the Indian government includes some top-rated titles, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/checkout-the-name-of-the-chinese-banned-apps-in-india/articleshow/76696132.cms">including TikTok</a>, which counts India as one of its biggest overseas markets. PUBG Mobile, an extremely popular battle royale game, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/india-bans-more-than-100-chinese-apps-including-tencents-video-game-playerunknowns-battlegrounds-as-tensions-escalate-on-the-border/articleshow/77916595.cms">was banned</a> along with over 100 other apps when the India-China border tensions were at their peak in August-September. AliExpress and its related apps are amongst the major names in the third Chinese apps ban. This also includes Snack Video, a new TikTok alternative that has been gaining popularity recently. Lalamove India, a new local courier service, has also been banned. Chinese apps bear the brunt of India-China border tensions While responding militarily to China’s moves on the border, the Indian administration has also gone after major Chinese apps and games, citing data and national security reasons. Tensions between India and China have been simmering for several months this year. Both the countries have resorted to holding military talks – <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-and-china-slated-to-hold-8th-round-of-military-level-talks-as-troops-gear-up-for-ladakhs-sub-zero-winters/articleshow/79074473.cms">the latest being held in Ladakh in sub-zero temperatures</a>. However, things remained tense between the two Asian giants. Most recently, the Chinese army has been <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/the-chinese-army-is-installing-and-upgrading-its-radars-along-the-india-china-border/articleshow/79342093.cms">reportedly installing</a> and upgrading its radars along the India-China border. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/checkout-the-list-of-43-more-chinese-apps-banned-in-india-on-november-24/articleshow/79389245.cms">India bans another 43 Chinese apps as border tensions along LAC continue to simmer</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/checkout-full-list-of-118-banned-chinese-mobile-apps-in-india/articleshow/77891192.cms">Checkout the full list of 118 Chinese apps banned in India today</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/checkout-the-name-of-the-chinese-banned-apps-in-india/articleshow/76696132.cms">List of 59 Chinese apps banned in India by Indian government</a>

Indian government has banned 220 Chinese apps so far – including PUBG Mobile, AliExpress, TikTok, ShareIt, and more

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Indian government has blocked 118 more Chinese <keyword id="235499" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="APP">app</keyword>s, including Tencent-published video game “PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds,” internet search engine Baidu, and Alibaba’s payment app Alipay.</li><li><keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> banned 59 Chinese apps in June, including TikTok, after its forces clashed with Chinese troops on the nations’ Himalayan <keyword id="38530" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Border">border</keyword>.</li><li>The Indian IT Ministry said the latest <keyword id="6354651" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="ban">ban</keyword> would protect Indian cyberspace.</li></ul>The Indian government has blocked a further 118 Chinese <keyword id="6354485" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mobile">mobile</keyword> apps, citing national security concerns, amid <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amid-border-dispute-tensions-how-china-and-india-militaries-compare-2020-6">rising tensions</a> between the neighboring countries.Among the apps is the video game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds," published by Chinese tech giant Tencent, which has more than 50 million players in India. Tencent's stock fell 2% on the news.Other banned apps include messaging site WeChat Work, search engine Baidu, and Alibaba's payment app, Alipay. India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said in a statement that the decision would ensure the safety, security, and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace. Some mobile apps on Android and iOS were stealing users' data and transferring it outside India, it claimed. <keyword id="1334" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="China">China</keyword>'s commerce industry spokesman Gao Feng condemned the decision, and asked India to "correct their mistakes."India <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-banned-tiktok-china-apps-tensions-2020-7">banned 59 apps in June</a>, including the video sharing platform TikTok, the most downloaded app in the country. This ban followed the clash of Indian and Chinese troops on the nations' Himalayan border, in which 20 Indian soldiers died.Local media reported that an Indian soldier was killed earlier this week by a Chinese landmine on the border.<h3>'Inspired by geopolitics'</h3>Samuel Woodhams, digital rights researcher at London-based internet research firm Top10VPN, told Business Insider the "piecemeal nature" of app restrictions in India suggests the ban "is inspired as much by geopolitical interests as any genuine cybersecurity concern."He predicted the ban would hurt app developers — but said Indian citizens would try to find ways around the ban, such as downloading VPN apps and proxy networks to change their app store locations."Predicting the accessibility of Chinese-owned apps in India and beyond is incredibly difficult at the moment," he said. "However, heightened geopolitical <keyword id="620640" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="tensions">tensions</keyword> between the US and China, as well as India and China, certainly suggests that this is unlikely to be the last group of Chinese-owned apps to be banned around the world."

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