India will play a role in the transformation of manufacturing: Apple VP of Operations

“Apple is investing significantly in the Indian market to expand its reach and engage with more local suppliers,” stressed Priya Balasubramaniam, VP of operations at Apple at the Bengaluru Tech Summit. She spoke at the event via a video call and pointed out that Apple currently supports over one million jobs in the country, which includes its own employees to those engaged in the iOS app economy to supply partners.

Apple started manufacturing in India in 2017. It started by manufacturing in Bengaluru, which was later expanded to Chennai as well and the company now manufactures several models in the country, both for the domestic market and for export.