Despite its willingness to sign a "no backdoor" policy with India, doubts over Huawei's participation in India's 5G rollout process deepened after a member of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) flagged security as the primary concern during the rollout of the fifth generation cellular network.

With 20 percent of all 5G patents in the world, Huawei has grabbed 50 commercial 5G contracts globally. But it came under the scanner due to allegations of spying on behalf of the Chinese government.