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News India Live, Digital Desk: The Power of Make in India: FoxConn, the world’s largest company in Apple’s iPhone, has started reciting Chinese staff gradually from its factories in India. These were all Chinese citizens who were helping Foxconn’s new manufacturing plants in India and helping them in their early operations. Questions are arising that what is the reason behind this decision and whether former US President Donald Trump has any hand in it?
What is the case and trump connection?
According to reports, about 50 to 60 Chinese employees from Foxconn in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in India have been sent back to about 50 to 60 Chinese employees, mainly senior managers and experts. In the initial phase, they were sent to India to train Indian workers and smooth the processes.
Now the question comes whether it is related to Donald Trump? The answer is ‘no’, not directly.
However, it is true that Trump was insisting on reducing America’s dependence on Chinese supply chains during his tenure and taking his companies out of China. The idea of his ‘de-globalization’ or ‘decampling’ may have been adopted by some companies, but this current step of Foxconn is not the result of any particular order.
Why is Foxconn taking this decision?
There can be many reasons behind this move of Foxconn:
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“Make in India” initiative: The aim of initiatives like ‘Make in India’ and ‘self -reliant India’ of the Government of India is to increase production in the country and promote local talent. Foxconn is also working accordingly, and now gradually it is assigning full responsibility to the Indian employees.
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Visa related issues and government strictness: Visa rules for Chinese citizens have been strict due to increasing geopolitical tension between China and India. The expansion of the visa of Chinese employees has now become more challenging, making it difficult for companies to keep them in India. In addition, the Government of India is monitoring investments and personnel related to China more strictly.
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Local leadership and cost reduction: When local workforce is trained, the cost of placing foreign workers is left. Companies like Foxconn are also working on diversification in global supply chains, and India is becoming an important center in it.
Future of iPhone production and India’s role:
This shows that companies like Apple and Foxconn want to get their production base out of China given global geopolitics. India is seen as a large manufacturing hub. This move of Foxconn is a clear indication that India is not only becoming the center of assembly, but is also becoming self -sufficient in the production process.
