With border incidents between India and China on the rise, it is necessary to take similar measures to protect India's security. The good news is that there is a lot of interest from both Indian players as well as global investors to ramp up the telecom industry. Indian consumers, as well as traders, are also eager to move away from Chinese products because everybody realizes national security concerns.
What remains is how quickly and how efficiently the Indian government intends to build capabilities to encourage homegrown businesses in the sector that is independent of China. It certainly is a long road ahead – but one if planned carefully, can result in the telecom industry becoming profitable and more importantly, secure.