New Delhi, February 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Indian tax officials conducted searches at the offices of Chinese tech giant Huawei, the firm said. The development comes 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 at the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh in which at least 20 Indian troops were killed and more than 70 injured.

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. Huawei is confident their operations in India were “firmly compliant” to local laws and they would fully cooperate with the authorities, the statement added.

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