Apple may soon Make in India

Apple might soon start manufacturing and retailing in India as it discussed the possibilitites when he met Narendra Modi today.
"Cook shared Apple Inc.'s future plans for India. He spoke of the possibilities of manufacturing and retailing in India. He appreciated the breadth of young talent in India, and said the youth have significant skills which Apple would like to tap. He mentioned the immense potential for app-development that exists in the country. He also elaborated on the Map Development Centre that Apple Inc. is setting up in Hyderabad. He appreciated the Prime Minister's initiatives in ease of doing business," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement soon after the PM met Cook at 7, RCR.

The PM sought Apple's co-operation and support in the Digital India initiative. "The PM explained his Digital India initiative, and identified three key objectives of Digital India as e-education, health and increasing farmers' incomes. He sought support from Apple in furthering these objectives," the PMO said.

Delegation members accompanying Cook also spoke of their experiences in Rajasthan, where several villages have recently been electrified, and women are being skilled to assemble and operate solar energy equipment. Both Cook and PM shared some unique stories of entrepreneurship that they had come across in app-development and renewable energy, as per a statement.

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