This NGO Is Asking Indian Govt To Ban Chinese Game Undawn: Here’s Why – News18

Non-profit organisation Prahar on Saturday stated it has written to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to ban the Chinese sport Undawn, launched by Chinese web big Tencent within the nation.

Tencent launched the net sport through its Singapore and Amsterdam-based international publishing arm, Level Infinite, on June 15.

According to Prahar, the launch of Undawn on June 15, the anniversary of the Galwan incident, portraying navy uniforms and weapons that had been utilized by Chinese troopers is “purported and hurtful to the emotions of Indians”.

“India needs to be watchful of the Chinese soft influence, which is being used in the recent years along with technology invasion and trade dominance. These issues become relevant during times of potential military aggression, as was witnessed during the Galwan war,” stated Abhay Mishra, National Convenor and President, Prahar.

“The launch of the Undawn sport is an insult to India, to our courageous troopers and to our individuals. It is hurtful to the emotions of Indians,” he added.

The Prahar letter to MeitY said that “the Chinese company Tencent Games has launched a military style game called Undawn in India”.

“The firm has chosen to launch this sport on fifteenth June 2023, the anniversary date of the Galwan incident, the place the Chinese military had attacked our Indian military troopers,” the letter read.

The game involves players in military style uniform, armed with assault rifles and heavy weapons like M416, AK 47, G36, MPX. Other weapons include stun bombs, decoy bombs, hand grenades and various kinds of bombs.

Undawn also involves weapons used by Chinese forces to attack the brave Indian soldiers.

One of the prominent categories of weapons in the game are the Melee weapons. This includes the infamous combined maces with spikes and sharp edges that the Chinese used to bludgeon our soldiers.

“We request you take action to immediately ban this game under section 69A of the Information Technology Act, as it threatens the sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of the state, and public order,” learn the letter.

The launch happened three years after Tencent withdrew all of its video games and cellular apps from the nation, together with WeChat.

The apps had been banned by the federal government in June 2020 citing nationwide safety considerations amid border tensions between India and China.

Since then, India has suspended greater than 300 cellular apps.

(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated news company feed – IANS)