Wistron controversy unlikely to impact Apple's expansion plans in India

From a small exports market that played second fiddle to the markets in North America, Europe and China, India now features at the top of Apple's priority list

When Tim Cook visited India in 2016, the first time after he took over from Apple’s maverick founder Steve Jobs, India’s standing in the tech major’s priority list was low. Apple was importing all its devices and its market position was sliding, even though the Indian smartphone market was closing in to overtake the US.

Cook was eager to advance Apple’s old plan of turning India into a major refurbished iPhone hub. It was a plan the government had been rejecting since the late-2000s — and it was turned down again. The multi-city trip, which included meetings with chief ministers