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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aiming at China s economy with its next move that will bolster India s national security and Atmanirbhar Bharat objectives. The government gave its nod to the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector on Wednesday. Under this narrative, the telecom service providers will be mandated to purchase equipment from trusted sources.
As per the provisions of this directive, the government will release a list of trusted vendors and sources to procure telecom devices, which won t risk national security. Without naming China, this move by PM Modi-led government takes aim at China and its biggest conglomerates – Huawei and ZTE.
Highlights
The Centre has approved the proposal to set up a new National Security Directive on telecommunication sector.
The Committe will help in classifying telecom products and their sources under the ‘trusted’ and ‘non-trusted’ categories.
It would make tougher for Chinese companies to supply equipment to Indian telecom players.
In a significant development, the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday (December 16) approved the proposal to set up a new National Security Directive on telecommunication sector which will help in classifying telecom products and their sources under the ‘trusted’ and ‘non-trusted’ categories.
It is expected that the Centre s decision would make it tougher for Huawei, ZTE and another Chinese companies to supply equipment to Indian telecom players. Both Huwaei and ZTE are facing scrutiny in several countries including the US for allegedly installing ‘backdoor’ or ‘trap door’ vulnerabilities and spying for the Chinese go
How govt’s trusted source bar for phone companies will work
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Published: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 8:56 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 17: The crucial decision taken by the Union Cabinet will now ensure that phone companies in India can only use telecom equipment certified by a top security panel to have come from a trust source.
The certificate will be issued by a panel headed by Deputy National Security Advisor, Rajinder Khanna. Who heads the technologies section in the National Security Council. Khanna reports to National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval.
The Centre on Wednesday said that it may blacklist certain telecom equipment vendors and also designate companies as India Trusted Source.
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In a bid to tighten security of communications network, the Union Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday (Dec 16) approved the setting up of a national security directive on telecommunication sector which will mandate service providers to purchase equipment from trusted sources.
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