India’s government on Wednesday withdrew a mandate requiring smartphone manufacturers to preload a state-run “cybersecurity” app…
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Modi urges Indians to only buy products made in India amid strained US ties
In a Sunday public address, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to favor locally made products over foreign ones, promoting…
President Trump and Prime Minister Modi signal mutual optimism for US-India trade negotiation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the U.S. and India (a country upon which Apple is very much focused) as “close friends…
Analysts expect India to supply 25 percent of Apple’s iPhones by 2027
Mobile phones have now eclipsed diamonds as India’s leading export. Currently, about 15% of Apple’s iPhones are manufactured in India…
Indian Prime Minister Modi to meet with U.S. President Trump to discuss trade this week
This week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in a significant bilateral engagement focused…
India to offer $4-$5 billion in incentives to companies to make electronic components locally
India plans to invest up to $5 billion to incentivize domestic production of electronic components. This move aims to reduce reliance on…
Indian stocks plunge as Modi’s likely weaker win causes policy worries
As vote counting trends in the general election suggested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alliance was unlikely to win the…
India opposition leader Gandhi accuses government of trying to hack lawmakers’ iPhones
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of trying to hack into senior opposition…
Apple assembler Foxconn plans to double jobs, investment in India over next 12 months
Major Apple assembler Foxconn plans to double its workforce and investment in India by next year, a company executive said on Sunday…
Apple, other American firms protest India tech import curbs
Apple, along with a broad coalition of America’s largest businesses, protested the abrupt way in which India introduced tech import curbs…
Apple halts MacBook, iPad imports into India after sudden licensing demand
Apple is among the biggest tech names freezing new imports of laptops and tablets to India after the South Asian country abruptly banned…
India mandates licensing for MacBook, iPad, other laptop, tablet imports in ‘Make in India’ push
India on Thursday said it will impose a licensing requirement for imports of MacBooks, iPads, other laptops, tablets, and personal computers…
Apple assembler Foxconn invests $500 million in India in shift from China
Apple biggest assembler, Foxconn Technology Group, is planning to invest close to $500 million to build two component factories in India as…
Foxconn buys equipment from Apple unit for accelerated expansion in India
Foxconn, Apple’s key iPhone assembler, has accelerated its expansion in India by purchasing $33 million worth of equipment from an Apple…
India launches $2 billion incentive plan to court laptop, tablet makers like Apple
India is unveiling a 170 billion rupee (US$2 billion) incentive plan to woo makers of laptops, tablets, and other hardware such as Apple to…
India IT minister sees Apple nearly tripling investment, exports in coming years
Apple could double or triple investments in India, along with exports, over the next few years, a minister said, as the company opened…
Apple CEO Cook meets India PM Modi, commits to growth and investment
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday met with India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi and committed to growth and investment…
Apple CEO Cook to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid expansion
Apple CEO Tim Cook will meet India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of his visit to inaugurate Apple’s first retail store in the…
India being put to the test by Apple and many others as China manufacturing alternative
India’s dream of becoming the “new factory of the world” to rival U.S. geopolitical rival China won’t be without growing pains, as…
India uses generous subsidies, hefty import taxes to woo Apple suppliers
India is gaining more and more of tech colossus Apple’s supply chain business thanks to a carrot and stick approach…
Apple to enable 5G in India for iPhone users with iOS 16.2 beta 2 as early as next week
Apple will enable 5G for Indian users in the iOS beta program with the seeding of iOs 16.2 beta 2 to be released as early as next week…
Apple to upgrade iPhone software for 5G in India this year
Apple will upgrade software for their 5G-enabled phones in India by December as the Indian government presses smartphone manufacturers…
India presses Apple for faster 5G software upgrades in iPhones
India’s government is pushing Apple and others to expedite software upgrades to support the flavors of 5G in the country, amid…
India dangles $550 million incentives to lure Apple, tech manufacturers
India plans to boost the financial incentives for manufacturers like Apple to make the market-dominating iPad in the country and wooing…
Foxconn iPhone factory in India temporarily shut over rats, worms in food, crowded dorms
Six women who worked at the Foxconn iPhone assembly factory in India near Chennai described rats, worms in food, crowded dorms, and more…
Apple doubles shipments in India
In India, Apple moved into the top five personal computer makers in Q121, pushing Acer into the “other” category, according to shipments …
Apple begins assembling iPhone 12 in India
Apple is now assembling the iPhone 12 in India as the company ramps up manufacturing operations in the world’s second-biggest…
Apple lobbies for larger India incentives for iPad assembly
Apple is lobbying for larger India incentives in a new incentive plan aimed to boost Indian exports of computer products, part of what…
Apple puts supplier Wistron on probation; no new business after India plant violence
Apple has put supplier Wistron on probation, saying on Saturday it would not award the Taiwanese contract manufacturer new business…
Riot-hit Apple supplier Wistron hired more than it could handle in India
Apple supplier Wistron quadrupled workers in India in only eight months, ramping up production just as Apple began direct online sales…
India import hurdles slow import of Apple’s China-sourced iPhones, sources say
India’s tight control of quality clearances for electronic goods from China slowed the import of Apple’s new iPhone model last month and…
Apple profit leaps 267% in India for fiscal 2020
Apple’s net profit for FY20 stood at INR 926.2 Cr in FY20 in India, a 267% growth from INR 262.27 Cr in the preceding fiscal year…
Apple iPhone looks to capture sales during India’s Diwali shopping bonanza
Companies including Apple are releasing almost a hundred smartphone models ahead of India’s Diwali shopping bonanza, a massive…
iPhone assemblers gain approval for $143 billion India manufacturing plan
Major iPhone assemblers for Apple Inc. were among 16 companies that won approval to manufacture products in India under a plan aimed…
Apple finally ready to make a concerted push in India
After years of treading water, or worse, sinking, Apple is finally ready to make a concerted push into India …
Three top Apple suppliers to commit $900 million to iPhone assembly in India
Three top Apple suppliers plan to invest a total of almost $900 million in India over the next five years to tap into a new Indian plan…
Apple’s new 2020 iPhone SE is assembled in India
Apple’s latest — and most affordable — iPhone, the iPhone SE, is being assembled in India, the company confirmed in an official statement…
iPhone assembler Wistron to hire 10,000 employees in India
Taiwan-based Wistron, one of Apple’s main device assemblers, is expected to start commercial iPhone assembly at its Narasapura plant in India…
Apple makes iPhone 11 at Foxconn plant in India
Apple has started making its iPhone 11 at the Foxconn plant in India near Chennai. This marks the first time Apple has manufactured a top-line model…
iPhone assembly stops in India as country goes into 21-day lockdown
iPhone assembly has stopped in India due to an order to comply with a 21-day countrywide COVID-19 lockdown ordered by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
India plans to airlift components from China to help local tech industry
India is planning to bolster its growing electronics sector by arranging to airlift components from China, according to government officials…
Apple supplier Wistron to make PCBs for iPhone in new plant in India
Highlighting Apple’s expansion of manufacturing in India, Taiwan’s Wistron Corp plans to assemble printed circuit boards (PCBs) for iPhones in India …
