How dependent is India on Microwave Backhaul Radios imports?

India imports $0.25 bn, mostly from Sweden. Its Critical Manufacturing Dependency Index is 65.29/100 (High), with a localisation potential of 53.5.

Microwave Backhaul Radios

High dependencyBuild-nowTelecom & NetworkingReasoned estimateHS 8525.20

$0.25 bnAnnual import

30%Indian capability

5,450Supplier concentration (HHI)

₹1,618 crTo localise

Why India imports it. Reasoned estimate: India has limited domestic capacity for microwave backhaul radios; sector trade patterns indicate continued import reliance.

Why it matters. Strategic dependency within telecom value chain; affects downstream manufacturing competitiveness.

Can India localise it? Partial

Where it comes from. Sweden (65%), China (25%), USA (10%).

Scorecard

The ten indices

CMDI 65.29Dependency

LPI 53.5Localisation potential

IAI 61Investment attractiveness

SRI 64.14Supply risk

SCI 54.75Supply-chain complexity

TRI 44.25Technology readiness

IMI 70Industrial multiplier

NSRI 58National-security relevance

EPI 61.5Export potential

ICGI 61.5Capability gap

Intelligence

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Sources

Primary references

www.meity.gov.in ↗

Confidence: Reasoned estimate. Reasoned estimate derived from sector trade patterns and HS code classification; specific company/number values are modelled. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).