General Studies · Passage and Conclusion

Read the passage carefully and evaluate the statement based on it. Passage: India invites Chinese telecom giant Hi-tech Technologies - a company which has been banned by America as a threat to its cyber security, and security and technology establishments expressed concern in Australia and New Zealand, from which 5G networks were created to participate in 5G tests. 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 in spyware and now Chinese 5G devices. To address these alleged safety hazards, experts have suggested two ways that can be used by the government. First, establishment of infrastructure to test and identify the vulnerabilities of telecommunication equipment installed in the country. Second, developing the ability to build important hardware components in the country. Officials say that they have not been implemented in India so far. He also informed that the Department of Telecom had pledged to investigate the safety devices in 2013. Imports of China's telecommunications equipment increased from $1.3 billion in 2014 to $9.4 billion in 2017, along with various mobile phone accessories. Statement: India's import of Chinese telecom equipment has increased in 2017 compared to 2014. Select the correct option: