2024-09-29 05:08:23
New Delhi: The Indian government has also become alert after the recent explosion in pager and walkie-talkie in Lebanon. A large number of Chinese CCTVs are installed in the country. The government has issued an order regarding these CCTV cameras. The government had talked about expelling Chinese vendors selling CCTV from the country. According to our colleague Economic Times, the central government is considering implementing its order immediately. If this happens, it will be a big blow for China.
Local companies are likely to benefit from this step of the government. The government policy on CCTV cameras is likely to come into effect on October 8. After the implementation of this policy, all Chinese companies and sellers will be out of this sector. After this, Indian companies are likely to get opportunities in this sector.
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Government’s eye on security
After the explosions in Lebanon, India has also focused its attention on security. In the CCTV matter, the government had issued gadget notification in March and April this year. However, after the explosions in Lebanon, the government has shown speed in this. The government is set to speed up the implementation of guidelines on CCTV cameras. Only those companies will be allowed to sell them in India which are trusted.
Data is the biggest problem
According to the source, this step of the government is less about the explosion and more about the leaking of data. In fact, CCTV cameras are installed even at sensitive places. In such a situation, there is a possibility that the data of these places can also be leaked from these CCTV cameras. The government is now emphasizing on making ‘Make-in-India’ products. The gadget notification has mentioned that CCTV cameras should be made in India only.
Dominance of these companies
Varun Gupta, research analyst at Counterpoint Research, said that currently companies like CP Plus, Hikvision and Dahua hold 60 percent of the Indian market. They will need to double down on R&D and improve the localization content in their surveillance portfolio. Let us tell you that CP Plus is an Indian company. Hikvision and Dahua are Chinese companies.
America has banned
In November 2022, the US banned the sale of equipment from Hikvision and Dahua through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC has declared these companies a threat to national security. Because they are worried that their equipment could be used by China to spy on America.