India still wary of Huawei's 5G despite 'no back door' pledge

Government in no rush to greenlight Chinese gear as it examines security issues

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Huawei's booth at Mobile Expo in Bangkok in May: Although skepticism remains in India over Huawei's promise, it may be difficult to exclude the Chinese giant from the country's 5G rollout. © Reuters

RAHUL SATIJA, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI -- India is reluctant to allow Huawei Technologies to participate in the country's 5G rollout, despite the Chinese telecom giant's recent proposal to sign a pledge guaranteeing there will be "no back door" into its equipment that could threaten national security.

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