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India sets October 2028 target for homegrown smartphone brand
What happened
India's electronics and IT minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has set October 23, 2028, as the target date by which the country will have mobile phones that are designed, manufactured, and branded domestically, as New Delhi seeks to move beyond assembling devices for foreign brands. This remains a planned target with no reported implementation or completion.
Impact and signal
Medium impactImpact score: 50/100
Affected components and suppliers
mobile phones
Indiadomestic smartphone brandgovernment targetAshwini VaishnawOctober 2028
Source and time
Source: DigiTimes Asia · 10/26/2026 · View original source
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