[sremani]

If it is pure unadulterated nationalism, only one country would not be targeted. It is fair to say, China is a Clear and Present danger to Indian Union and in a war-like state banning games should not be that controversial. You do not want to fund the bullets being shot at your soldiers as much as possible.

[d3nj4l]

Nationalist countries often have "the enemy". It used to be Pakistan for India until very recently. Now it's China, only because of recent events, and there aren't very many Pakistani apps to ban either.

[chillacy]

All countries which play the geopolitical game have "enemies". Pakistan and China are geopolitical allies, the Belt and Road initiative runs through Pakistan while Pakistan provides a port to China. The two states have very little in common ideologically, but as is the norm in geopolitics, common interests usually trump ideology.

[thevardanian]

Wait... People actually unironically believe this line of reasoning?

[shklnrj]

Is there any country in the top 20 GDP which does not have "the enemy"? Can anyone name one.

[cma]

Heavily nationalistic countries still can have allies.

[sremani]

Not in this case - since India app banning is more or less confined to China.

India is a fragmented country and the nationalism that western liberals cry about is the one of the few Centripetal forces pulling the fragmented states together and giving a semblance of cohesion in policy and governance.

[cma]

I don't know much about this case, just in general nationalism != isolationism

[sremani]

There won't be a nation without nationalism. Indian Nationalism pre-dates Alexander the Great.

Thank you for very much.