From iPhone 3G to first retail store: Apple's journey in India
It took Apple Inc 15 years from when it first started selling its iPhone in India to having a company-run retail store in now the world's second biggest smartphone market, one where it has faced several business challenges. As Apple opens its first store s, here is a timeline of its journey in India, where the US firm's contract manufacturers are increasingly making iPhones. August 2008: iPhone 3G made its debut in India minus the mass hysteria and winding queues that had marked its launch in the US, Europe and parts of Asia. January 2016: Apple files an application with India's government to set up its own store s in India. May 2016: Apple chief Tim Cook met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi for the first time as the company looks at plotting an expansion strategy. June 2016: India relaxes its investment rules for foreign retailers, clearing way for giants such as Apple and IKEA to set up stores in the country. May 2017: Apple, working with contract ...