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Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps by dtwest on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:38PM (#23680799)
I completely agree, my understanding of why the US did not is due to India's ties with the Soviet Union and Russia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Russia_relations

Would love to hear more detail from those who know more on the subject.

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Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps by mav3rick on Monday June 29, 2020 @09:38PM (#23685594)
US wanted proximity to Afghanistan and always warmed up to Pakistan. China knew Pakistan would never compete with them. Sided with Pak to keep India in check. India had no option but to lean on Russia initially.
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