India, Sept. 25 -- The India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA), India's leading industry body representing mobile phone, electronics, and semiconductor manufacturing, regularly releases production and export data that closely aligns with official government statistics, particularly in the smartphone segment.

Recently, however, some commentary in the public domain has led to misleading conclusions regarding smartphone exports, largely due to selective use of data without the necessary context. ICEA believes it is important to correct the record and present the facts accurately.

In analysing trade data, it is standard and prudent practice to compare figures across equivalent periods in different financial years. Drawing conclusion...