Bengaluru, Aug. 10 -- India has firmly established itself as a global powerhouse in smartphone manufacturing, emerging as the world's second-largest producer of mobile phones, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said today. Speaking at the inauguration of Metro's Yellow Line and flagging off three Vande Bharat trains, Vaishnaw attributed the transformation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary leadership and policies that have radically boosted the country's electronics sector over the past 11 years. He revealed that India's electronics production has surged sixfold since 2014, reaching Rs 12 lakh crore, while exports have jumped eight times to surpass Rs 3 lakh crore. "More than a decade ago, it was unthinkable that India would become a...