General Studies · Passage and Conclusion

Based on the passage given below, evaluate the following statement: Passage: India invites Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies - a company which has been banned by the US, calling it a threat to its cyber security, and whose participation in 5G networks raised concerns in Australia and New Zealand - to participate in 5G trials. Although there have been some changes in Indian conditions in the last decade, there are still not enough security measures in the telecom sector in India, which is the backbone of the digital economy. The only thing that has changed is the technology standard - earlier it was in the form of fear of using Chinese 3G devices installed with spyware and now Chinese 5G devices. To deal with these perceived safety hazards, experts have suggested two ways for the government: First, the establishment of an audit structure to test and identify vulnerabilities of telecommunications equipment before being deployed in the country. Second, developing the capability to build important hardware components domestically. Officials say that these have not been implemented in India so far. Statement: Huawei Technologies was banned by the US because they considered it a threat to cyber security. Choose the most appropriate option regarding the statement: