India, Aug. 1 -- Marking 30 years of mobile telephones in India, a panel discussion and exhibition was organised by multiple trade and retail organisations. Union Minister of communications Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the exhibition and said, "We followed the world in 4G, we marched with the world in 5G, but India will lead the world in 6G."

The exhibition showcased many different mobile handsets which were used in India since 1995, ranging from bulky antenna phones to the thin smartphones common today.

The event also highlighted the first call made in India, on July 31 1995, between Union telecom minister Sukh Ram in Delhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu in Kolkata. Recalling the moment, Scindia said, "In 1995, when the ...