Indias 5G Technology Is Completely Indigenous, Says FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a startling admission on Thursday

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saying that India's 5G technology is entirely indigenous

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it was developed in India rather than imported from elsewhere.

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the news hasn't broken yet.

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To be clear, our country's implementation of 5G is an entirely homegrown, independent effort.

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Sitharaman said at the Johns Hopkins University event in Washington

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She boasted that India can now supply its 5G technology to any country that requests it.

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