New Delhi. India has now tightened the rules for testing other security -related monitoring equipment including CCTV cameras of foreign companies. India has taken this step to deal with the danger of Chinese espionage. Under the new rule, now companies making CCTV will have to submit hardware, software and source codes for test in government lab. At the same time, with this decision of the government, a lot of stir has started in the industry. CCTV manufacturers say that they are facing a lot of disruption due to high security testing and delay in approval.
Companies like China’s Hikvision, Xiaomi and Dahua, South Korea’s Hanva and America’s Motorola Solutions have been instructed to conduct their CCTV cameras test in India’s government lab, only then will they be allowed to sell in India. These rules have been implemented from 9 April. Indian authorities held a meeting in this regard on 3 April with 17 foreign and domestic companies, including Motorola, Hanava, Honeywell, Bosch and Xiaomi. Most of the companies had opposed the new rules of the government and sought additional time to implement it, although the demand of companies has been rejected by the government.
Let us tell you that in the year 2021, the then IT Minister had informed in Parliament that 1 million CCTV cameras installed in government institutions belonged to Chinese companies and data related to them was sent to foreign countries. Former India’s Cyber Security Head Gulshan Rai told Reuters that there is always a threat of espionage through CCTV and other surveillance equipment. Internet CCTV cameras can be operated and controlled from anywhere. Given this possibility, it is necessary to undergo CCTV cameras to undergo a strong security system of testing.
