India’s tax officials search Huawei offices days after New Delhi banned Chinese apps
- The search comes after New Delhi banned a host of Chinese apps over national security concerns
- Local media reports said the officials were looking at the financial documents, account books and Huawei’s Indian businesses as well as overseas transactions
Indian tax officials on Wednesday conducted searches at the offices of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co., the firm said, days after New Delhi banned a host of Chinese apps over national security concerns.
Tensions between New Delhi and Beijing have been running high since a deadly 2020 clash involving their militaries in a disputed Himalayan border area.
The latest volley from India saw officials from its income tax department search Huawei India’s premises in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of capital New Delhi, and in the southern tech hub of Bangalore, according to the company.
“We have been informed of the visit of income tax team to our office and also of their meeting with some personnel,” Huawei India said in a statement emailed to Agence France-Presse.
Huawei was confident their operations in India were “firmly compliant” to local laws and they would fully cooperate with the authorities, the statement added.
Indian authorities were not immediately available for comment.
