Foxconn India journey gets a leg-up as CEO Young Liu gets Padma Bhushan

Apple and iPhone have been in the news as part of the India manufacturing story. On Friday, Foxconn, a leading contract manufacturer for Apple, got recognition in the form of a civilian award conferred on the Taiwanese company’s chief executive officer Young Liu. Among the 17 winners of Padma Bhushan, Liu was one. A total of 132 won the 2024 Padma Awards (Padma Vibushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri) for excellence in diverse fields.

As for Foxconn, its India journey began as early as 2006 when it entered the market as a manufacturer for Nokia in Tamil Nadu and its subsidiary FIH Mobile set up three facilities in the state.