IN March, solar-power-based, China-manufactured CCTVs — low-priced, easily available on e-commerce platforms and using 4G mobile technology to function independently — were alleged to have been used in espionage in north India by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. From April 1, India overhauled its surveillance equipment regulations and barred Chinese companies from selling closed circuit television (CCTV) systems in the country.AdvertisementUnder the new rules, any connected CCTV device sold in India must comply with the stringent certification standards laid out by the Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The STQC framework intends to check…