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\n NEW DELHI: India is \"open and flexible\" on negotiating terms with Apple Inc<\/a> for making iPhones in the country, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad<\/a> has said, asserting that the tech titan \"will not be a loser\" if it opts to do so in Asia's third-biggest economy.<\/p>\n \n\tIn an interview to , the IT minister said: \"We are in the process of serious engagement with Apple. Let us await their response. I can only tell you, Apple will not be a loser in India (because of the opportunities it presents)... but let us wait for the formal proposal.\"<\/p>\n \n\tHe exuded confidence that India offers a massive domestic market and export potential for smartphone companies.<\/p>\n \n\tHe asserted however that incentives cannot be doled out to one player, to the detriment of another.<\/p>\n \n\t\"Naturally, incentive cannot be in a manner that dislocates the current players. But we are open and flexible in case of Apple, what they bring to the table,\" Prasad said.<\/p>\n \n\tIndia is not just a large consumer market but can also serve as a strong export hub for global mobile phone makers like Apple, he said, adding that the government is engaged in discussions with the US-based firm on the issue.<\/p>\n \n\tApple did not respond to an email seeking comments.<\/p>\n \n\tSmartphone makers are looking to boost business in India - a country of 1.3 billion people - as sales in other large markets like the US and China stagnate. India is the second largest market globally after China in overall mobile subscriber base, and had 1.18 billion users at the end of March 2018.<\/p>\n \n\tThe explosion in mobile usage has been fuelled by low tariffs, liberal data allowances and intense competition.<\/p>\n \n\tApple does not make devices itself and partners with contract manufacturers to handle the capital-intensive demands of building factories and hiring staff. All Apple devices available in India are imported, except for the iPhone SE that is assembled by Wistron in the country.<\/p>\n \n\tAsked if Apple will be given special incentives to expand local manufacturing, Prasad said: \"That is a matter of negotiation\".<\/p>\n Prasad said the government is also working on finalising the new electronics policy<\/a>, with a sub-segment on export-oriented initiatives.<\/p>\n \n\t\"The idea is to make India a big hub of electronics manufacturing to serve domestic as well as outside markets,\" Prasad said.<\/p>\n \n\tIn January, senior officials of the iPhone maker had met Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu.<\/p>\n \n\tApple has sought concessions including duty exemption on manufacturing and repair units, components, capital equipment and consumables for smartphone manufacturing as well as service\/repair for a period of 15 years. It also wanted reduction in customs duties on completely-knocked-down and semi-knocked-down units of devices that are to be assembled in the country.<\/p>\n Apple is extremely bullish on India and plans to launch all its initiatives, including retail, its chief executive Tim Cook<\/a> had said earlier this month.<\/p>\nWhile he acknowledged that Apple has an \"extremely low\" overall market share in India, Cook said the company is \"putting a lot of energy\" in the country. SR MBI SA SA\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":64385609,"title":"Former Reliance Jio exec Tareq Amin joins Rakuten as telecom CTO","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/former-reliance-jio-exec-tareq-amin-joins-rakuten-as-telecom-cto\/64385609","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":64385805,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"India \"open, flexible\" on Apple, will wait for formal proposal from co: Prasad","synopsis":"He exuded confidence that India offers a massive domestic market and export potential for smartphone companies.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/india-open-flexible-on-apple-will-wait-for-formal-proposal-from-co-prasad","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2018-05-30 17:18:13","lastupd":"2018-05-30 17:20:09","breadcrumbTags":["Ravi Shankar Prasad","Apple Inc","MakeInIndia","Tim Cook","policy"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/india-open-flexible-on-apple-will-wait-for-formal-proposal-from-co-prasad"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2018-05-30" data-index="article_1">
新德里:印度是“开放和灵活的”谈判的条件苹果(aapl . o:行情)让iphone,联盟的部长Ravi Shankar普拉萨德说,断言科技巨头“不会是一个失败者”,如果选择在亚洲第三大经济体。 在一次采访中,部长说:“我们正在认真参与苹果。我们正在等待他们的答复。我只能告诉你,苹果将不会是一个失败者在印度(因为它提供的机会)…但让我们等待正式的提案。” 他显得自信满满,印度提供了一个巨大的国内市场和出口潜力的智能手机公司。 不过,他断言激励不能发放一个球员,损害另一个。 “自然,激励不能复位的方式目前的球员。但我们是开放和灵活的苹果,他们带来什么,”普拉萨德说。 印度不仅仅是一个庞大的消费市场,但也能作为一个强劲的出口中心全球手机制造商像苹果,他补充说,政府正与美国公司参与讨论这个问题。 苹果没有回复寻求评论的电子邮件。 智能手机制造商正寻求提高业务在印度——一个拥有13亿人口的国家,在美国和中国等其他大型市场的销售停滞不前。印度是全球第二大市场后中国整体手机订户基地,并在2018年3月底拥有11.8亿用户。 爆炸在移动应用了低关税,自由数据津贴和激烈的竞争。 苹果并不会使设备本身和与合同制造商合作处理资本密集型建立工厂和招聘人员的要求。所有苹果设备可用在印度进口,除了iPhone SE组装的纬创资通。 问苹果将获得特殊奖励扩大当地制造业,普拉萨德说:“这是一个问题的谈判”。 普拉萨德说,政府也在研究敲定新的电子产品政策,一小部分出口计划。 “我们的想法是让印度的一大中心电子制造服务国内市场外,”普拉萨德说。 今年1月,高级官员的iPhone制造商遇到商业和工业部长苏雷什您正在。 苹果寻求让步包括免税制造和修理单位,智能手机制造组件,资本设备和耗材以及服务/维修一段15年。它还希望减少关税完全击倒完全低价完全拆开和semi-knocked-down单位的设备进行组装。 苹果公司非常看好印度和计划推出它的所有行动,包括零售,其首席执行官蒂姆•库克本月早些时候曾表示。
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