September 24, 2025 7:52 PM

Smartphone exports in August have increased, not declined; industry counters flawed inferences and misleading conclusions

India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA), India’s premier industry body for mobile phones, electronics, and semiconductors manufacturing, regularly publishes production and export data, which corresponds with the government data on electronics production, especially smartphones. Recently however, some commentary has drawn improper conclusions related to smartphone exports by cherry-picking data, leading to wrong inferences and without proper context. The record needs to be set strai...

April 8, 2025 3:59 PM

PLI boost: India’s smartphone exports cross Rs 2 lakh crore for 1st time in FY25

India's smartphone exports reached a new milestone in the financial year 2024–25 (FY25), surpassing ₹2 lakh crore for the first time, Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, announced on Tuesday. In a post on X, the minister described it as yet another record-breaking achievement under the government’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. According to Vaishnaw, smartphone exports rose by 54% compared to the previous financial year, as global value chains (GVCs) cont...