Following Tim Cook's visit with India's government officials, the country's deputy minister for information technology says he is "very confident" of Apple doubling or tripling its investment in the region.
Tim Cook and Deirdre O'Brien have officially opened Apple Saket, Apple's second-ever store in India, and its first in the capital, New Delhi.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has spent the day between Indian store openings by visiting with developers, artists, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ahead of its official opening, Apple has given a peek inside the new Apple Saket store in India's capital city, revealing white oak tables and a feature wall made in the country.
Apple has marked the opening of its first-ever Apple Store in India with photographs of the crowds of buyers and fans as they get to enter Apple BKC.
Apple's Tim Cook and Deirdre O'Brien attended the opening of Apple BKC in Mumbai on Tuesday, with a reported 300 people queuing to enter, and to get Apple devices autographed.
As Apple CEO Tim Cook is in India for the opening of the company's first stores in the country, he is expected to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Wedbush analysts predict that Apple opening its first stores in India is the opening gambit of an "aggressive push" to grow its market share in the country, as well as increasing its manufacturing there.
Apple's lease for its Apple BKC store in Mumbai reportedly includes a specific list of 22 competing brands that it will not allow to have any advertising or retail locations nearby.
Apple BKC in Mumbai and Apple Saket in New Delhi mark Apple's first two stores in India, and they are opening within 48 hours of each other.
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William Gallagher
