Govt's order on telecom vendors for secure networks mirrors global stand

TEMA has demanded that the directive should be implemented retrospectively

The government’s new directive for a list of ‘trusted sources’ and ‘trusted products’ that can be installed in telecom networks is similar to regulations which have been put in place across the US, UK, and EU to restrict Chinese gear makers.
 

According to global telco industry estimates, countries which account for over 60 per cent of the world’s GDP and where around 30 per cent of the world’s population reside, have imposed restrictions, explicit or implicit, total or partial, against Chinese equipment manufacturers such as Huawei and ZTE.
 

Like the rules in the UK and EU, the Indian decision refrains