India Cuts Tariffs to Entice More iPhone Manufacturing

  • Country lowering import taxes on smartphone components
  • Move set to make assembly in India more cost-effective
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India is reducing import taxes on several mobile-device components to boost smartphone production, a boon for companies like Apple Inc. that are increasingly considering the country as a global manufacturing base.