Letter from Beijing: It’s a good time for India to help China overcome some of its global challenges

Huawei Technologies has notched an 18% growth in revenue, topping $122 billion this year in the face of terrific resistance mounted against it by the Donald Trump government in the US. Seen in the light of this development, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad’s announcement to allow Huawei to conduct 5G trials in India seem to be both wise and forward-looking.

The decision to treat China’s Huawei Technologies on par with other competitors in the race to grab India’s 5G market may have been influenced by diplomatic factors. India needs all the diplomatic goodwill it can garner at a time when recent decisions