‘Make in India’ Initiative: How India Became World Leader in Smartphone Manufacturing- EXPLAINED | Technology news
Samira Vishwas August 14, 2025 05:24 AM

New delhi: India has surpassed china to emerge as the leading supplier of the united states to the united states, drive by the government’s’ make ‘make in India’ Initiative, Apple’s Relocation of Its Operations to India, and use Frontloading their inventory amid tariff uncertainteies.

Analysts say that the us hiking tariffs on India has lad vendors to front-load inventory, which means buying far more inventory than usual and changing their sourcing plans. Further, Government Support Since 2017 Through the Make in India Program and Strategic Integic Integic Into Global Value Chains (GVCs) Dude to the Production-Linked Intending (POLI) Scheme DroVe Indian Sucation.

The total volume of “made-in-India” Smartphones Grew 240 per cent yoy. Apple has scled up its production capacity in India over the last several year and has dedicated most of its expenses expenst capacity in the country to support the us market so far in 2025.

India’s Shipments to the US Account for Approximately 44 per cent of all its smartphone importants, up from 13 per cent last year. Meanwhile, China’s Share of Smartphone Exports to the Us Declined to 25 per cent. China Accountted for 61 per cent of smartphones expected to the us in the second Quarter of 2024.

India is now the World’s Third-Larget Exports of Mobile Phones, Clocking $ 20.5 Billion (Cy2024) Worth of Exports. AlongSide China and Vietnam, India is now a Major Player in Global Electronics Manufacturing, with Companies Shifting Production to Diversify Supply Chains.

Trump imposed a 50 per cent tariff on India and a 30 per cent tariff on china, while the two counted a trade deal, and a 20 per cent tariff on vietnam. Most of the decline in US Smartphone Shipments assembled in China has been posked up by India, mainly due to apple’s ‘China plus one’ strategy.

India Now Boasts 300 Mobile Manufacturing Units, A Significant Increase from Just two in 2014. Manufactured domestically, according to government data.

Thought Apple has started Manufacturing and Assemblying Pro Models of the iPhone 16 Series in India, The Tech Giant is Still Dependent on Estables on Estables

Samsung and motorola have also increased their share of us-Targeted Supply from India, Although their shifts are significantly slower and smallr in apple’s.

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