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Apple Bets Big On India As U.S.-China Tensions Intensify
"India has such a beautiful culture and an incredible energy, and we're excited to build on our long-standing history," CEO Tim Cook said.
April 18, 2023
NEW DELHI -- Apple Inc. opened its first flagship store in India in a much-anticipated launch Tuesday that highlights the company's growing aspirations to expand in the country it also hopes to turn into a potential manufacturing hub.
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The company's CEO Tim Cook posed for photos with a few of the 100 or so Apple fans who had lined up outside the sprawling 20,000-square-foot store in India's financial capital, Mumbai, its design inspired by the iconic black-and-yellow cabs unique to the city. A second store will open Thursday in the national capital, New Delhi.
"India has such a beautiful culture and an incredible energy, and we're excited to build on our long-standing history," Cook said in a statement earlier.
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