India has used Chinese equipment for power generation and distribution as it looks to provide affordable electricity to an estimated 250 million people who are off the grid.Chinese firms such as Harbin Electric, Dongfang Electronics, Shanghai Electric and Sifang Automation either supply equipment or manage power distribution networks in 18 cities in India. The letter, dated August 12, was also sent to Apple, Samsung Electronics and local maker Micromax, a ministry source said.India has also privately raised objections to Chinese firm Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group39;s proposed $1.
India will pay a huge price for this," the paper said.A representative of a Chinese enterprise engaged in exporting electric power equipment in India told China39;s state-run Global Times that India industry has long tried to block foreign competition under the garb of safety issues.Though the report makes no direct reference to China, the official said the recommendations are intended to deter China from making further headway in India, because of the security risks.3 billion takeover of Indian drugmaker Gland Pharma, it emerged last month.With India and China electric fat bicycle manufacturers China locked in their most serious military face-off in three decades in the remote Doklam plateau, across the border in China, the effort to restrict Chinese business has gathered more support from within the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, worried about the possibility of a cyber attack.In a letter reviewed by Reuters, the ministry of electronics and information technology has asked 21 smartphone makers, most of them Chinese, to provide details about the "safety and security practices, architecture frameworks, guidelines, standards, etc followed in your product/services in the country."
Chinese vendors such as Xiaomi, Lenovo, Oppo, Vivo and Gionee together account for over half of India39;s $10 billion smartphone market.Shanghai Electric, Harbin Electric, Dongfang Electronics and state-run China Southern Power Grid Co Ltd, all involved in India or trying to enter, did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment on the proposed Indian investment rules.Govt is checking on the telecoms sector, demanding higher security standards in an area dominated by Chinese makers.Those companies have to detail where they procure the raw materials for transmission systems, and will be barred from further operations in India if their materials contain malware."There39;s a lot of resentment against China for meddling in our internal affairs, supporting Pakistan39;s cross-border terrorism, and, on the other hand, posing a huge loss to our trade and industry each year," said Satish Kumar, national president of the Swadesh Jagran Manch, which has ties to the ruling BJP.