Apple's Cook, Microsoft's Nadella Spotlight India as Strategic Retail and Manufacturing Hub
On PM Modi's tenure milestone, Tim Cook and Satya Nadella flagged India's transformation into a core market. Apple is scaling consumer retail stores while Foxconn and Tata Electronics expand local manufacturing; Microsoft has committed $17.5B to India operations.
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella praised PM Modi on his tenure milestone, highlighting India's growth as Apple's emerging consumer market with retail stores and Foxconn/Tata manufacturing, plus Microsoft's $17.5B India investment.
Why this matters
India endorsement lands as Apple navigates CCI scrutiny, including a $38B antitrust risk and a recent agreement to share India financials in the App Store probe by June 2026.
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