CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Based out of Mumbai, Gandhi will lead the development of TikTok’s products and operations in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew gave a rare public interview at The New York Times’ DealBook conference today, telling host Andrew Ross Sorkin that he is “responsible for all the strategic decisions at TikTok” in response to a question about interference from the Chinese government.

Detailed explanation-3: -India set an ‘incredibly important precedent’ by banning TikTok, FCC Commissioner says. India set an “incredibly important precedent” by banning TikTok two and a half years ago, FCC commissioner Brendan Carr said as he projected a similar fate for the Chinese giant ByteDance app in the U.S.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nikhil Gandhi is an Angel Investor from Mumbai. Prominent investment areas are Agritech and Farming, Clean-Tech and has invested in startups like Wellbeing Nutrition.

Detailed explanation-5: -500 million of those come from India, 180 million from China, and 130 million from the U.S. In June of 2020 TikTok was downloaded 87 million times worldwide (with 7.5 million of those coming from the U.S.). Monthly Active Users in the United States – TikTok now has over 138 million active users in the U.S.