New Delhi, April 25 -- HP Inc. has announced plans to significantly expand its manufacturing presence in India, as the country moves closer to finalizing a bilateral trade agreement with the United States.

HP aims to scale up production of desktops and laptops for the Indian market, according to statements made on Thursday.

The company doubled its manufacturing output in India last year, spurred by the government's Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for IT hardware, valued at approximately Rs 17,000 crore.

Ipsita Dasgupta, Managing Director, HP India, confirmed the company's commitment to further expanding local production capacity in an interview with The Times of India.

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