The agreement empowers India with the option to blacklist the company in the case of a security breach. The announcement comes ahead of a crucial visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who on 12 June, stressed that the US is eager to help India establish secure communications networks including 5G networks.
A day before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to India, Chinese technological giant Huawei offered to sign a “no backdoor” agreement with the Indian government. The agreement stipulates a lifetime ban for the Chinese firm, in the case of a security breach on its part. The US has asked India to deny the Chinese firm permission to roll out operations in the country, over fears its telecom equipment could be used for surveillance.