US EditionIndia's Alarm over Chinese Surveillance Prompts Crackdown on Cameras
- On April 9, 2025, India enforced new security rules requiring all internet-connected CCTV cameras made or imported since that date to pass government lab testing.
- India introduced these rules due to concerns over Chinese surveillance technology risks following the 2020 border clashes and fears of potential technology abuse.
- Manufacturers including Chinese firms Hikvision, Dahua, Xiaomi, and others like Hanwha and Motorola have faced slow approval processes, strict source code scrutiny, and insufficient testing capacity.
- As of May 28, 2025, 342 applications covering hundreds of CCTV models remain pending amid warnings of supply disruptions and an approximate 50% revenue plunge this month.
- India's policy aims to enhance surveillance cybersecurity and could reshape the $7 billion market projected for 2030, while intensifying tensions between industry and government.
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India's alarm over Chinese spying rocks the surveillance industry
Global makers of surveillance gear have clashed with Indian regulators in recent weeks over contentious new security rules that require manufacturers of CCTV cameras to submit hardware, software and source code for assessment in government labs, official documents and company emails show.
India’s alarm over Chinese spying rocks the surveillance industry
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Global makers of surveillance gear have clashed with Indian regulators in recent weeks over contentious new security rules that require manufacturers of CCTV cameras to submit hardware, software and source code for assessment in government labs, official documents and company emails show. The security-testing policy has sparked industry warnings of supply disruptions and added to a string of disputes between …
India’s China Anxiety - Republic Policy
Editorial India’s persistent strategic anxiety about China is once again resurfacing, this time with deeper geopolitical implications for South Asia. As documented in Ram Udhav’s Uneasy Neighbours (2014), India’s paranoia about Chinese encirclement—rooted in both ideology and history—continues to shape its defence and foreign policy. From Vallabhbhai Patel’s 1950 warning about China’s hidden imperialist ambitions to the humiliating 1962 war in A…
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