\"<p>FILE
FILE PHOTO: Google Pixel phones are seen on display at the Google retail store in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, U.S., June 17, 2021. REUTERS\/Shannon Stapleton<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>Alphabet Inc<\/a> is considering moving some production of Pixel phones<\/a> to India following disruptions in China from COVID-19 lockdowns and Beijing's rising tensions with the United States, the Information reported on Monday, citing a source.

Alphabet<\/a>, which did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment, has solicited bids from manufacturers in India to make between 500,000 and 1 million Pixel<\/a> smartphones, equivalent to 10% to 20% of the estimated annual production for the device, according to the report.

The company's Chief Executive Officer
Sundar Pichai<\/a> previewed a plan to manufacture in India earlier this year but a final decision has not yet been made, the report added. If approved, India production operations will still require import of components from China.

Alphabet is also considering Vietnam as another manufacturing base, according to Nikkei.

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Tata Group in talks to join an elite club of iPhone makers<\/a><\/h2>

An Indian company making iPhones would be a massive boost for the country’s effort to challenge China, whose dominance in electronics manufacturing has been jeopardized by rolling Covid lockdowns and political tensions with the US. It could also persuade other global electronics brands to consider assembly in India to reduce their reliance on China at a time of increasing geopolitical risks.<\/p><\/div>

\"&lt;p&gt;FILE
FILE PHOTO: Google Pixel phones are seen on display at the Google retail store in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, U.S., June 17, 2021. REUTERS\/Shannon Stapleton<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>Alphabet Inc<\/a> is considering moving some production of Pixel phones<\/a> to India following disruptions in China from COVID-19 lockdowns and Beijing's rising tensions with the United States, the Information reported on Monday, citing a source.

Alphabet<\/a>, which did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment, has solicited bids from manufacturers in India to make between 500,000 and 1 million Pixel<\/a> smartphones, equivalent to 10% to 20% of the estimated annual production for the device, according to the report.

The company's Chief Executive Officer
Sundar Pichai<\/a> previewed a plan to manufacture in India earlier this year but a final decision has not yet been made, the report added. If approved, India production operations will still require import of components from China.

Alphabet is also considering Vietnam as another manufacturing base, according to Nikkei.

\"Tata<\/a><\/figure>

Tata Group in talks to join an elite club of iPhone makers<\/a><\/h2>

An Indian company making iPhones would be a massive boost for the country’s effort to challenge China, whose dominance in electronics manufacturing has been jeopardized by rolling Covid lockdowns and political tensions with the US. It could also persuade other global electronics brands to consider assembly in India to reduce their reliance on China at a time of increasing geopolitical risks.<\/p><\/div>