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The latest controversy with Huawei and the US government has raised a lot of questions about the security of data and privacy in the country. The equipment manufacturer Huawei also has a prominent business in India, and as such, now the authorities in India have a big decision to make in regards to Huawei. When it comes to a decision related to the telecom industry in India, the Department of Telecommunication is the one calling the shots, however, this time things will be different as Department of Telecommunications won’t be the only one having a say in the matter. Related authorities have said that higher authorities will take a holistic view in the government.
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US Places Complete Ban on Huawei and Urges Other Countries to Do Same
A top official of the DoT said on Thursday that the department has set up a panel to examine issues related to Huawei’s participation in the Indian telecom network reports PTI. Telecom Secretary, Aruna Sundararajan said in this regard during an ITU-APT Foundation event. “We are expecting a recommendation of the committee. Once the recommendations of the committee come, these will be submitted to the government to take a call. It is not just going to be the decision of the DoT.” She further added, “It will be a larger strategic decision which has trade implications which has geopolitical implications.”
On the other hand, Huawei has claimed that the US government is lobbying against it across the world, including in India, to block its business. As you would expect, the US government is at odds with Huawei and has said that Huawei is a threat to its national security as it is owned by the Chinese government and has a deep involvement with the country’s intelligence services. The Chinese telecom firm has denied all the allegation by the US government related to this.
