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Donald Trump ‘not interested’ in India for iPhone production but Apple won’t budge

May 16, 2025 1 min read
author Anamika Mishra, Sub Editor

Apple is still focused to open its manufacturing house in India after US President Donald Trump's remarks on wanting Apple to stay out of India. The smartphone maker has reportedly assured New Delhi of having its India operations intact. 


Us President Donald Trump has asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to end its iPhone production business in India on Thursday. 
The second term President of US Trump is pushing for local manufacturing, said Apple will be "upping their production in the United States."
“I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,”

Donald Trump said of his conversation with Apple's CEO, in Doha.
“I said to him, Tim, you're my friend. I treated you very well. You're coming in with $500 billion (investment). 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.”


As of now, Apple does not produce any smartphone in the US. China is the biggest manufacturer of iPhones, while facilities in India produce around 40 million units per year (about 15 per cent of Apple's annual output).


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