Meet the firms taking a big bite of Apple's India manufacturing pie
Apple
is significantly expanding its manufacturing footprint in India, driven by a strategic diversification away from China and propelled by government incentives like the
PLI scheme
. Dia Rekhi reports on the
iPhone
maker's India operations.
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