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Due to ongoing conflict between India China, on September 2, 2020, India banned more than a hundred apps such as Tiktok, Knives Out and many more which also included PUBG (Players Unknown Battle Ground), the ban was imposed under the section 69A.

By Sayyed Shehzer Abbas

PUBG is an online game which can be played by different players around the world at the same time, it also allows its users to communicate through voice chats.

PUBG was in top 5 most popular online games in India. The main reason which came forward in banning PUBG mobile was that according to ministry of India it was a threat to national sovereignty and integrity. The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) said that, “These apps were prejudicial to the       sovereignty integrity to the defense of India”.

PUBG corporation tried many times to restore the game but they failed every time, after failing for many times they announced they are ending all the services to Indian users. It was also in the news that the rights of PUBG mobile would be returned to the copy right owners in India and Tencent will no longer have its rights.

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 While the PUBG mobile is banned in India so the lovers of PUBG are trying to play using VPN (virtual private network) or using servers of different countries. PUBG mobile has vast number of followers in India. The ban on PUBG mobile did affect the gaming community of India as there were more than 33 million active users of this game. The ban effected esports of the country because there were players who used to earn through this game.

 As Tencent stopped its services to PUBG mobile in India it is more likely that PUBG mobile will have their new partnership with Krafton Inc (Blue hole). And due to this partnership PUBG will be unbanned by the end of this year.