Overview

• Times Now and other reports say TikTok’s official site opened for some users in India, while others still could not access it.
• The TikTok app remains unavailable on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store in India.
• India banned TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps in June 2020 over data and national security concerns, affecting an estimated 200 million local users.
• Neither the Indian government nor TikTok has commented on any reinstatement or policy change.
• Recent India–China outreach, including Wang Yi’s visit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned SCO trip, is driving speculation without confirmed policy implications.