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Indian PMO to Take Final Call on Huawei 5G Participation Amid Border Tensions With Beijing

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New Delhi (Sputnik): On Tuesday, India reported the first combat fatalities along the Line of Actual Control since 1975, announcing the killing of three Indian Army…
Amid a dramatic escalation of a border dispute with China, resulting in violent clashes in the Galwan Valley overnight on 15 June and casualties on both sides, India may put the final decision on Huawei’s role in 5G on the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
Sources have indicated that the PMO will take a final call on allowing Huawei in commercial 5G implementation, though it has been allowed in trials. However, India, for now, is not likely to take any retaliatory trade tariff steps, according to government sources.
India allowed Chinese firm Huawei to take part in 5G trials last year despite US pressure. The US lobbied hard against Huawei, citing security concerns.

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