Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), a well-known game with a battle royale model that was outlawed for almost a year, has been given a three-month trial period in India, a government minister announced on Friday.
In July, the Indian authorities prohibited BGMI, the company's flagship game, citing worries over data-sharing and mining in China by South Korea's Krafton Inc. Krafton is backed by China's Tencent.
In a tweet, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Indian deputy minister for Information Technology, stated that BGMI has successfully addressed concerns regarding server locations and data security, leading to a three-month trial approval period.
BGMI had more than 100 million users in India at the time it was taken down from Apple Inc.'s App Store and Alphabet Inc.'s Google Play Store.
According to a Facebook page for the game, it will soon be accessible for download.
Chandrasekhar emphasized that during the trial period, the government will closely monitor any potential user harm and addiction issues before reaching a final decision.
In 2020, New Delhi banned PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), a title developed by Krafton. In response, the company introduced BGMI.
The prohibition of PUBG was part of a broader ban on over 300 Chinese applications, including TikTok, a popular short-video platform. This action was taken by the government as it heightened scrutiny of Chinese enterprises following a clash between the two nations in 2020.
The government increased its scrutiny of Chinese investments in Indian businesses.