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Text: The Swadesh Index of Lexical Retention
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- 1991 (Pre-Reforms): India’s de-facto Swades Index was high (80+) not due to strength, but due to the License Raj—producing low-quality goods inefficiently.
- 2010 (Globalization Peak): The Index fell drastically. For electronics, it dropped below 30. Mobile phones assembled in India had a Swades Index of nearly 0 (screws and chips imported).
- 2024 (Atmanirbhar Push): The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes have targeted specific lifts. The Swades Index of mobile phone manufacturing has climbed to ~60 (via domestic assembly), though the chip-level index remains low.
Swades Index — Report
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