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Significance

According to Telegram’s terms of service, users must not promote violence on publicly viewable channels. The app is popular with various extremists, including in India and Bangladesh, mainly because of its encryption protocols.

Impacts

The number of Telegram users in India and Bangladesh will grow.

India and Bangladesh will step up cooperation in a range of areas, including security.

Both countries will come under increasing external pressure to clamp down on hostility towards religious minorities.

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