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I ndian intelligence agencies have reportedly flagged 52 apps with ‘links to China’ as being detrimental towards national security, many of which remain popular among Indian users. As per reports citing sources with knowledge of the matter, apps that have allegedly been flagged as potentially dangerous include popular ones such as social media platforms TikTok and Bigo Live, file sharing service Shareit, UC Browser mobile web browser, women-centric e-commerce platform Shein, popular game Clash of Kings and a whole bunch of apps made and pre-bundled by India’s largest smartphone seller, Xiaomi. Reports further suggest that the list, which is said to have been furbished by multiple Indian intelligence agencies, has also received the backing of the Indian National Security Council Secretariat. One apparent entry in the list of apps that have been flagged by Indian agencies is Zoom, the video conferencing service that has seen heavy traction, buoyed by the Covid-19 pandemic that forced peo...