Beyond China: Can India Build a Complementary Hub in Global Electronics Manufacturing?
Written by Jacob Wienken, Msc. Global Political Economy of China and Europe In April 2025, following new rounds of American tariffs on Chinese imports, Apple announced it plans to move the entire iPhone production for the US market from China to India ①. This marks a drastic strategic realignment for a company that produced most of its products in China for more than two decades. Shortly after, Apple's main supplier Foxconn announced to invest 1.5 billion USD into production capacity in...