Apple CEO Tim Cook meets PM

Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Wednesday, April, 19, 2023, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the iPhone manufacturer is looking to invest more in the world's second-largest smartphone market. According to sources, iPhone maker Apple is likely to double the employment base at its contract manufacturers in India to around 2 lakh soon."An absolute delight to meet you, @tim_cook! Glad to exchange views on diverse topics and highlight the tech-powered transformations taking place in India," Prime Minister tweeted on meeting Apple CEO. Cook, on his first trip to India in seven years, opened Apple's first official retail store in the country in Mumbai on Tuesday and will launch another in Delhi on Thursday. "Thank you Prime Minister @narendramodi for the warm welcome. We share your vision of the positive impact technology can make on India's future — from education and developers to manufacturing and the environment, we're committed to growing and investing across the country," Cook tweeted with a picture of him shaking hands with Modi.Cook had last visited India in 2016 when the tech giant was just beginning to scale up operations in the country.Looking to replicate what China did to Apple's business in the last 15 years, the tech giant is eyeing India's massive market with an expanding middle class to power sales growth, and potentially make it a home base for the production of millions of Apple devices.