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www.mymobileindia.com MAY 2017 Rs 100 TM www.mymobileindia.com FOR A CONNECTED LIFESTYLE APP Tested Samsung Galaxy A5 GROWTH (2017), HTC U Ultra, Vivo STORY Y66, Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, Coolpad Note 5 Lite, GOES ON! and more... FIRSTCALL igital India and Make in India are monumental and complimentary programs, one aimed at democratizing the governance and access to EDITORIAL information by leveraging the power of technology D Pankaj Mohindroo | Editor-in-Chief while the other seeks to leverage the inherent capabilities to enhance domestic manufacturing prowess, employment Shelley Vishwajeet | Editor creation and income growth. And mobile happens to be Gagandeep Kaur | Contributing Editor the biggest bridge between the two programs. Mobile and Ramesh Kumar Raja | Assistant Editor components are one field where manufacturing potential is humungous and government has been rolling out policies Haider Ali Khan | Senior Correspondent to give it a big push and there have been very encouraging Vanshika Malhotra | Reporter results so far though further actions are definitely required. Editorpage The policy is also a very fair one which creates a level DESIGN playing field among domestic and foreign manufactures. Ajit Kumar Parashar | Sr. Graphic Designer It does not seek to be selective based on geography or nationality. If it was not so, India would not be seeing manufacturers and brands from nearly half a dozen countries MARKETING doing a great business here. That’s why a report appearing Puja Mohindroo | Manager - Business in a China’s official daily stating that “China would be Sandeep Kumar | Sr. Manager – Marketing forced to undertake retaliatory measures if India resorts to protectionism” comes as a shock, is alarmist in nature and OPERATIONS has the potential to create bilateral rift. The worst impact K. Rajagopalan | Advisor-Legal, Accounts & of such hysterical news is always on business environment, Administration thus maturity in action and response needs to be adhered Deepak Kohli | Manager – Accounts to in such matters. I being a stakeholder and one of the flag- Varun Lama | Sr. Manager – Human Resources bearers of the ‘Make in India’ program, especially in mobile B. G. Mathur | Manager- Production phone space, can only assure that India would always foster a path which encourages fair competition but is in sync with CIRCULATION our national interest. Bhupender Singh Bisht | Manager – Circulation The fervor in mobile market is back. In the last one month, we have witnessed many device launches, costing ADVISORY BOARD above Rs 50,000 to barely a thousand, reflecting wide space Bejon Misra and opportunity available for all kinds of devices and players Rajan Mathews here. It’s a healthy scenario. We have also put many new S.D. Saxena devices under the fire and you will get to know them inside Subhash Chandra out in our sought after section – The Burntest. Sunil Dutt We have also started bringing you the best research and Sonu Bhasin studies to give you a deeper insight into the industry, market Uvaraj Natarajan and business trends while top industry representatives share their own penned articles on important issues and developments. The content is richer, highly informative and GET IN TOUCH at the same time highly readable too which I am positive you Editorial : [email protected] will enjoy completely! 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