Missing from the list of five companies shortlisted for 5G trials in India is the most controversial and the most intrusive—China’s Huawei. After hemming and hawing for years, frustrating the national security fraternity of India and leading to several debates on whether Chinese companies should be allowed into India’s 5G, New Delhi has finally aligned itself with Washington, London, Rome, Canberra, and most of the EU to keep its networks safe and intrusion-free. In other words, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP that has deep links with Huawei, and for which it has been outed from several countries across the world, will not be allowed to snoop in India.
No Huawei in 5G is a start, No China in critical infrastructure should be next (ORF)
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