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

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...

Nearly $30 billion in Indian exports secure from Trump’s 50% tariff

August 7, 2025 9:27 AM

Nearly $30 billion in Indian exports secure from Trump’s 50% tariff

As US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 50 per cent tariff on imports from India, shipments worth over $30 billion — including pharmaceuticals and certain electronic items such as smartphones, semiconductors, and energy products — remain exempt from the hike, as they continue to be on the exemption list. India exported drugs and pharmaceuticals as well as electronics (primarily smartphones) worth $10.5 billion and $14.6 billion respectively in FY25, together accounting for 29 ...

Spain tightens protections for children on smartphones

June 5, 2024 5:36 PM

Spain tightens protections for children on smartphones

Spain announced measures on Tuesday to ensure parental controls on smartphones by default as part of new steps to protect children from the harmful effects of social media. The government will also criminalise the creation of "deepfake" AI-generated images involving sexual content and the sharing of pornographic material with children, Justice Minister Feliz Bolanos told reporters after a cabinet meeting. The age of data protection consent would be raised from 14 to 16 and a digital restrainin...