With the launch of the Apple iPhone 15 later this year, the company will have to ramp up its production rate significantly over the next few months. Nevertheless, the prospects of transitioning a substantial chunk of iPhone production to India remain good in the mid-term, with recent estimates suggesting that 25% of global production will take place in India by 2025, and 50% by 2028. Tech entrepreneur and academic Vivek Wadhwa suggested that it could take up to three years for Indian suppliers to be capable of the kind of volume production needed to compete with Chinese production.Īpple may also need to adapt to the bureaucratic government in India, as Wadhwa suggested that its engineers learn the art of “making do” or transcending obstacles. While Indian companies are expected to adapt and learn the standards required from an Apple supplier, it is likely to be a lengthy process. At an iPhone casings factory run by Indian conglomerate Tata, only half of the components produced are of acceptable quality to be sent to Foxconn, Apple’s assembly partner for building iPhones. The challenge of replicating Apple’s Chinese supply chain in India is a daunting task, as poor yields have become a significant issue for the company.

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