Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Apple has assured Indian government officials that its manufacturing and investment plans in the country remain unchanged, despite US President Donald Trump’s call for the tech giant to stop making iPhones in India.
According to a report by news agency PTI, Indian officials reached out to Apple after Trump’s remarks at a business forum in Doha, where he said he had urged Apple CEO Tim Cook to shift production to the United States.
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“I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said. “I said to him, Tim, you’re my friend But now I hear you’re building all over India. I don’t want you building in India if you want to take care of India.”
Trump claimed Apple would now “up their production in the United States,” though he did not offer specifics. He also suggested that iPhones meant for the Indian market could continue to be made in India, but not those destined for US consumers.
While Apple has not issued a public statement, sources said the company reaffirmed to Indian officials that India remains a key part of its global supply chain. “Apple has said that its investment plans in India are intact and it proposes to continue to have India as a major manufacturing base for its products,” one official said.
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India currently accounts for about 15% of Apple’s global iPhone output. In FY25, iPhones worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crore were exported from India, with most shipments headed to the US.
Apple also assembled 60% more iPhones in India year-on-year, while expanding local production of AirPods via Foxconn in Telangana.
Officials noted that India’s growing manufacturing competitiveness and a robust electronics ecosystem continue to attract high-tech global firms like Apple
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
