Global smartphone shipments closed 2025 on a cautiously optimistic note. After a turbulent few years, the market managed low single-digit annual growth, helped by stabilising macroeconomic conditions and a solid holiday quarter. According to Counterpoint Research, shipments grew 3.8% year-on-year in Q4 2025, marking it
India formally joined the Pax Silica coalition on the fifth day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, signalling a deeper alignment with the United States on critical technology and semiconductor supply chains. The move is being seen as a strategic step to secure the
India’s smartphone industry may be headed for a slower growth phase next year as a prolonged global shortage of memory chips continues to disrupt supply chains and push up component costs. Industry insights suggest that the scarcity of key parts, especially memory components, is beginning