India might allow Apple to refurbish iPhones for export

India might allow Apple, the world's largest smartphone maker, to set up units for refurbishing its iPhones in this country, with a caveat that it exports these, not sell in the local market.

This is in the wake of overtures by Apple to sell used iPhones in India. It has sought a list of exemptions to the normal rule, including a 15-year tax holiday.  

"As long as they (Apple) are exporting, we don’t have a problem. They have asked for exports. Demands around packaging are very minor," said information technology secretary Aruna Sundararajan here on Friday.

The government's preventing