Former Huawei smartphone sub-brand Honor said to withdraw team from India amid geopolitical tensions
- Honor chief executive Zhao Ming reportedly said the company was pulling its team out of India for ‘obvious reasons’
- Indian authorities have been conducting investigations of several major Chinese smartphone brands, such as Huawei and Xiaomi
Chinese smartphone brand Honor, formerly under Huawei Technologies Co, has pulled its team out of India, chief executive Zhao Ming said, as New Delhi continues to tighten its scrutiny of Chinese companies.
Honor formed the team a few years ago, but chose to leave for “obvious reasons”, Zhao was quoted as saying during the company’s smartphone launch event on Thursday, in a report by state-run newspaper Securities Times.
The Shenzhen-based company’s Indian business will remain in operation, managed by local partners, Zhao reportedly said, but the brand will adopt a “very safe approach”.
Honor said on Monday that the company maintains operations in India and will continue to develop the business.
This comes as several top Chinese smartphone brands have come under investigation by Indian authorities.