Does Chinese apps should be removed from Indian networks?

I don’t encourage that nor support the idea to continue using their products.

Before that -

To ban authoritatively or any means there should be a reason to that.

Do we have one?

I guess a lot of people want to ban Chinese applications because of the tension between two nations near the border, right?

That is not a bad idea and I understand why everyone wish to do that but there could be a good reason other that this.

Why?

People want to ban not only this but also other hardware products too.

What if I say banning products is not the solution?

Instead, what if we create our own applications and use them (instead of banning their apps)?

A fair question that we should ask ourselves.

You might say - What’s the problem in banning their products?

Simply we can’t do that. Trade between countries never stop unless it is a cold war and we don’t want that with a country which is just beside, isn’t meaningful?

What could be a good reason to ban Chinese apps?

Great reason that we miss out every time i.e. stealing data from the customers.

1. These applications have so many allegations against them that they spy on their users and steal some sensitive data.
2. More after that, this data is collected by their government for some reason and there were so many instances which supported the same.
3. One incident is USA banning HUAWEI products in their country and even others have a track record in the past similar to these i.e. spying.

At last, banning their products without a good reason indicates hatred and neither our country nor tradition encourage that. Instead opt for good reasons and replace their products with our own products.

Chinese app (TikTok) spying on customers:

Tiktok is a national security threat that could be sharing users' data with the Chinese government, a federal MP has warned.

The popular social media app, owned by Chinese company Byte dance, was banned among Australian Defense Force personnel last month over security fears.

Andrew Hastie, Liberal MP and chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, praised that decision and also raised concerns for Australian teenagers whose data could be at risk.

'China's National Intelligence Law of 2017 means the Chinese Government can compel businesses to share information with them,' he told the ABC's 7.30.

'So, I doubt if our information is secure when it's owned by Chinese companies.'

Mr Hastie, who served in the ADF and is a vocal critic of the Chinese state, said he was worried that users' information such as their name, age and location could be accessed by the Chinese Communist Party.

'TikTok is largely used by teenagers but they're our future leaders... and we need to protect their information long-term,' he said.

The father-of-two, 37, also expressed fears for his own children, saying: 'I certainly don't want my children's data going to a foreign country who might use it for nefarious purposes.'

TikTok is the international version of Chinese app Douyin where users create and upload short videos and Gifs with a host of functions. 

The app asks users for access to their phone's camera, microphone contact list and location when they sign up.

Bonus:

Reasons on why we shouldn’t say “Boycott or ban Chinese products”

India exports 5% products to China and imports 14% products.

China exports 3.1% products to India and imports 0.96% products.

In short, India depends on China more than they do on us be it exports or imports.

If we stop importing from China then we can’t recover those losses quickly.

This isn’t the actual story, What if they ban our products if we ban their products?

Then we have to bear that 5% exports and 14% imports which would be a huge loss to our economy.