Surging to record output and local dominance, India’s electronics sector nears full self-reliance.
India has emerged as the leading supplier of smartphones to the United States. According to Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw, the nation’s electronics manufacturing sector is now valued at ₹12 lakh crore.
Speaking at the inauguration of metro projects in Bengaluru on Sunday, Vaishnaw highlighted a sixfold rise in electronics production over the past 11 years, alongside an eightfold jump in exports to ₹3 lakh crore.
The minister credited policy reforms and strategic initiatives for propelling India to the position of the world’s second-largest mobile phone manufacturer. Government data shows that the country has expanded from just two mobile manufacturing units in 2014 to over 300 today. This growth has drastically reduced imports from 74% of the domestic market in 2014-15 to just 0.8% in 2025, with 99.2% of mobile phones sold in India now being locally produced.
The value of mobile phone manufacturing has seen a steep rise, from ₹18,900 crore in FY14 to ₹4,22,000 crore in FY24. Vaishnaw also pointed to Karnataka’s Devanahalli as an emerging iPhone manufacturing hub, reflecting India’s strengthening role in global supply chains.
On the technology front, the minister noted that under the India AI Mission, the government is making 34,000 GPUs available at highly affordable rates to promote innovation, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to democratise technology access.
The announcement comes amid heightened global trade and tariff tensions, which have placed India–US economic relations in the spotlight. Vaishnaw described the transformation as part of a broader economic shift, with India moving from being perceived as a fragile economy in 2014 to a key growth driver in an uncertain global landscape.
