New Delhi, March 29 -- In 2020 the Indian government cracked down on Chinese apps in a big way. In various stages, overall hundreds of apps were banned either generally for the citizens or specifically for soldiers at the border. Two of the most high-profile ones were the immensely popular battle royale game PUBG and teen sensation TikTok. Soon after the US government also cracked down, sealing the rising global ambitions of TikTok.

The US saw a slew of antitrust cases against the likes of Google and Facebook by multiple states and the US Congress summoned Silicon Valley moguls for questioning. The banning of the then US President Donald Trump by many US tech platforms sent alarm bells ringing among many global leaders, for they could al...