India is about to test 5G in the next few months but according to Telecommunications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, they have not decided whether to invite Huawei to join. Huawei is the world’s largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment and is stuck between the US-China war. President Donald Trump’s administration put Huawei into a “black book” in May 2019 for national security reasons and asked allies not to use the company’s equipment.
According to Reuters news sources, Vikram Misri, the Indian ambassador to Beijing, was called to the Chinese Foreign Ministry on July 10 to hear about China’s concern over the Huawei-type campaign. US 5G global infrastructure.
During the meeting, Chinese officials said they would “punish the opposite” of Indian businesses doing business here if India banned Huawei because of pressure from Washington.
In response to a question from Reuters, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said India hopes to make an independent, fair and non-discriminatory decision on 5G participants. Spokesman said Huawei has been operating in India for a long time and contributed greatly to social and economic development. The Indian Foreign Ministry did not give an answer.
Indian companies in China are not as active as other countries, but some businesses, such as Infosys, TCS and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Reliance Industries and Mahindra & Mahindra, are available in areas such as manufacturing, healthcare, and finance. main, outsource.
The ban on Huawei could re-ignite the tension between relations between the two countries as they are trying to ensure that territorial disputes do not escalate further.
According to Minister Prasad, they have received 6 5G trial proposals, including Huawei. A group of high-ranking officials, led by Scientific Advisor to government K Vijay Raghavan and several representatives from telecommunications, information technology and intelligence agencies, will consider whether to allow Huawei to test 5G or not. .
Sources in the Ministry of Telecommunications revealed the council found no evidence that Huawei used “backdoor” or malicious code to collect data in India. Ministry of Home Affairs, responsible for infrastructure safety, also does not direct blocking Huawei.
A technology expert suggests that hardware and software for 5G networks should not be sourced from Huawei. The government should ask operators to use Indian software, and equipment purchased by suppliers like Huawei.