DID THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT DO RIGHT BY BANNING THE CHINESE APPS
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“A nation’s ability to fight a modern war is as good as its technological ability” ~ Frank Whittle. One of the most crucial decisions taken by the Government of India was the banning of the Chinese apps which were considered to be a threat according to Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. These apps have been banned ever since as they were considered to be “engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of state and public order.” This Research Paper co-authored will first give a brief about why we brought the cyber laws into this topic and how we related this with the banning of apps from China. The main stress in this paper was given to the legality and the effects of banning by the various laws that are applicable in the Indian region along with the relevant cases that can be mentioned. The paper also gives an overview about the emergency banning and the process that has to be followed according to the Information Technology Act. We have tried to give a broader understanding about the various other laws other than Section 69A such as Article 19(1), Article 19(2) and Article 14 of the constitution that can be applied. This research is done with the already existing research material to include the various judgements and the various laws that can be given as a possible explanation for this topic in specific.
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