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.

— Source publishedThu, 11 Jun, 2026, 11:16 IST·First seen Thu, 11 Jun, 2026, 11:43 IST·Source Business Today · Latest

What happened

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

Key facts

  • $17.5 billion
  • 4,399 days
  • 10 million

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