India is quietly tightening regulations against Chinese firms in the telecommunications sector as border troubles simmer, with China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp reportedly being barred from upcoming 5G trials.
But industry insiders and telecom experts said that decoupling from the Chinese firms is not going to be easy or cost effective.
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