Huawei offers to sign 'no back door' pact with India to allay spying fears

India will have powers to ban the Chinese company if any evidence of breach in security is found

Chinese technology giant Huawei, which is under fire in the US over alleged breach of sensitive user information, has offered to sign a “no backdoor” agreement with the Indian government to allay concerns that it might use its telecom gear for surveillance.

The move comes just a day before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to India, amid growing pressure from the US to ban Chinese 5G telecom gear globally.

Defending its position, Huawei has said it has already deployed 5G technology in India through advanced MIMO (“multiple input, multiple output”, which increases spectrum efficiency), and that the security