India’s dream of becoming Apple’s next manufacturing powerhouse faces new hurdles after the US imposed a 26 per cent tariff on Indian electronics. While India is less affected than China or Vietnam, the rising costs threaten to derail Apple’s ‘Make in India’ expansion and push prices higher.

Apple and Samsung are shifting their production to India to counter higher US tariffs on imports from China and Vietnam. This move aims to retain competitiveness in the US market, with Apple increasingly using Indian factories for iPhone shipments and Samsung also considering India as a temporary measure for its exports.

The Trump administration's tariffs will significantly hurt Silicon Valley tech companies like Apple, which has manufacturing operations in China, Vietnam and India.