According to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) a directive has been issued (not confirmed yet) seeking a ban of Chinese phones.

The prohibition or banning on import of mobile phones made by Chinese manufacturers has become active in lieu as the Indian Home Ministry expressed concerns regarding the proliferation of Chinese handsets in India. It is believed that the Chinese phones contain spyware and malware threat.

The ministry at the same time is concerned that these phones might offer intelligence agencies from China, to gain entry in to telecom networks in India.

India has been in continuous struggle with Chinese handsets for quite some time now. While it was the about all the unbranded, IMEI-less phones in 2008-09 this time, even reputed manufacturers are affected by the latest ban. To add salt to the wounds, the DoT has asked Indian mobile operators to cancel orders from Chinese telecom equipment manufacturers.

However this will aid manufacturers like Nokia, Sony Ericsson and the likes gain from this ban. As of now, it seems only Chinese companies will be affected by this blanket ban.