Nirmala Sitharaman slams China, says 'apps banned when found to be deleterious'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Chinese apps were banned because they were found being deleterious in one way or another. “We have banned apps earlier also, like in 2020. Trades continue on the requirement of importers," she said. On Feb 14, Govt of India banned 54 more Chinese applications over privacy, security, and espionage concerns, saying they were clones of previously taken down applications and obtained critical permissions to collect sensitive user data. Watch the full video for more.