Apple May Expand India Manufacturing Beyond iPhones: Union Minister
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that Apple may expand its Indian manufacturing operations beyond iPhones to include MacBooks and iPads. The government's new incentive scheme aims to foster local design and intellectual property development.
Why it matters
This signals a shift in India's manufacturing strategy from simple assembly to high-value design and research, potentially boosting the domestic electronics ecosystem.
Launching the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS), Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Apple could move beyond manufacturing only iPhones in India, signalling the possibility of the company expanding its manufacturing footprint to products such as MacBooks and iPads.Vaishnaw was responding to a question seeking clarity on whether Apple could start manufacturing MacBooks and iPads in India, to which he responded, "yes." His comments come as the government seeks to use the new Rs 62,500-crore scheme to move India's electronics manufacturing ecosystem beyond scale and assembly, towards deeper localisation, design and research capabilities.The five-year MPMS, covering FY2026-27 to FY2030-31, has two target segments: incentives for mobile-phone manufacturing and support for Indian mobile-phone brands.
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