The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) recommends maintaining current import duties (7.5%-10%) on electronic components for smartphones in India, arguing that altering tariffs could negatively impact local manufacturing. GTRI opposes the India Cellular and Electronics Association’s call for duty cuts, asserting that the existing rates support duty-free imports, benefiting exports. The report emphasizes the success of policy interventions like the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme, highlighting India’s smartphone industry’s robust growth and local manufacturing achievements. GTRI warns that reducing import tariffs might encourage short-term assembly operations at the expense of sustainable, long-term manufacturing growth.