{
  "id": 16496249,
  "title": "Ashwini Vaishnaw sets October 2028 deadline for smartphones designed, manufactured, branded in India: What he said",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ashwini-vaishnaw-sets-october-2028-deadline-for-smartphones-designed",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-25T16:38:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ashwini-vaishnaw-sets-october-2028-deadline-for-smartphones-designed-manufactured-branded-in-india-what-he-said-11792945874549.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on October 23, 2026 at the NDTV World Summit in Delhi that Indian-made smartphones with domestic design, manufacturing and intellectual property could be available by October 2028. The minister highlighted the country's progress in developing smartphone hardware design capabilities, including a printed circuit board (PCB) for a mobile phone that was adopted by a major US telecommunications service provider. However, he did not disclose the proposed brand name, price, specifications or launch date of the smartphone. While India is already a major manufacturing base for smartphones, creating a homegrown device that encompasses technology, intellectual property and branding is a significant challenge. Competing with established global brands like Apple and Samsung will require devices that offer competitive pricing, performance, reliability and software support. The proposed timeline is ambitious, but India's electronics sector has grown to become the country's third-largest export category, with prospects for it to become second largest in the near future.",
  "summary": "Ashwini Vaishnaw has set October 23, 2028, as the target for India to have smartphones designed, manufactured and branded domestically. The ambition comes as the country seeks to move beyond manufacturing devices for global companies and build its own design capabilities and intellectual property.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "India, EU race to finalise FTA before December deadline to coincide with PM Modi's Brussels visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/india-eu-race-to-finalise-fta-before-december-deadline-to-coincide",
        "published": "2026-10-25T11:37:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}