General Studies · Passage Based Reasoning

Read the passage carefully and review the statement based on it. India has invited Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies, a company banned by the United States for being a threat to its cyber security. Concerns have also been expressed by security and technology establishments in Australia and New Zealand. Despite this, India has invited Huawei Technologies to participate in 5G tests. Although there have been some changes in Indian conditions over the last decade, there still aren't enough security measures in the telecom sector, which is the backbone of the digital economy. The only substantial change has been in the technology standard—previously, there were fears of using Chinese 3G devices for spyware, and now the concern is with Chinese 5G devices. To address these alleged safety hazards, experts have suggested two measures for the government. First, establishing infrastructure to test and identify vulnerabilities in telecommunication equipment installed in the country. Second, developing the capability to manufacture crucial hardware components domestically. Officials report that these measures have not yet been implemented in India. Additionally, they noted that the Department of Telecom had pledged to investigate the security of devices in 2013. Meanwhile, imports of Chinese telecommunications equipment have surged from $1.3 billion in 2014 to $9.4 billion in 2017, along with various mobile phone accessories. Statement: Once India was afraid of Chinese 3G equipment and now she is afraid of Chinese 5G equipment.