Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook will meet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its deputy IT minister as part of his visit to inaugurate the iPhone maker's first retail store in the country this week, people familiar with the plans said.
The visit by Cook to open the first official company-owned outlets in Mumbai and New Delhi this week underscores Apple's growing ambitions for India, where despite having just a 3 per cent market share the company has been expanding iPhone assembly via contract manufacturers, and also boosting its exports.
Cook will meet Modi on Wednesday in New Delhi, said the two sources, who included an Indian government official.
One of the sources added the Apple chief would also meet India's deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
Modi's office declined to comment, while Apple and the IT ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The sources did not elaborate, but Cook's meetings come amid Apple's growing focus on India, the world's second-largest smartphone market.
Cook will meet Modi on Wednesday in New Delhi, said the two sources, who included an Indian government official.
One of the sources added the Apple chief would also meet India's deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
Modi's office declined to comment, while Apple and the IT ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The sources did not elaborate, but Cook's meetings come amid Apple's growing focus on India, the world's second-largest smartphone market.
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Source : Indiatoday
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