Amid Trump's 'not in India' call, new iPhone unit in Karnataka nearly ready, shipments expected by June

On Saturday, Karnataka's Minister for Commerce and Industries, M B Patil, announced that the Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn's unit at the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) in Devanahalli is nearly ready to launch, with commercial shipments of iPhones expected to start as early as June. He mentioned that Foxconn serves as the contract manufacturer for the iPhone. Patil emphasised that this development represents more than just a manufacturing milestone; it signals a strategic shift for India as it increasingly becomes Apple's preferred hub for production in light of rising geopolitical tensions and tariff pressures. 

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