India May Ban Huawei's Telecom Equipment Amid Security Concerns

Amid security concerns and in a bid to boost local manufacturing of telecom equipment, the Centre might disallow telecom carriers from using gears produced by Chinese company Huawei. Owing to the new procurement laws, the Union has mandated telecom operators to purchase equipment from government-authorised sources. Besides, the government may issue a "no procurement" blacklist, featuring Chinese firms like Huawei and ZTE Corp, accused of spying through backdoor attacks.