Inside Apple's iPhone Shift To India
THE SO WHAT
Apple’s move to have India produce all current iPhone models is a clear signal that single-country hardware dependency is now a board-level risk, not just a supply-chain concern. If you ship physical product, your 3–5 year plan should assume multi-country manufacturing as the default and treat China-plus-one as a minimum, not a hedge.
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