As expected, Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting India today followinghis trip to ChinaMonday, which came hot on the heels of the$1 billion investment in Didi Chuxing, China’s Uber.
According to The Indian Express, Cook kicked off his much-anticipated India trip with a pre-dawn visit to the Shree Siddhivinayak Temple at Prabhadevi in Mumbai, along with the newly promoted Apple India head, Sanjay Kaul.
At the temple, Cook also had a chance to chat with Anant Ambani, the son of Mukesh Ambani, the Indian business magnate who is the chairman and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited, a Fortune Global 500 company and India’s second most valuable company by market value.
The Apple CEO will be meeting Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry and others during the day and is expected to travel to Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi later this week, where some of Apple’s facilities and R&D centers are located, according to the paper.
Ahead of Cook’s India tour,Apple yesterday announcedthat early next year it’ll open an iOS app design and development accelerator in Bengaluru, the home of India’s startup scene. Cook is also expected toannounce a Maps development center in Indiaand meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday before wrapping up his visit.
Great to hear from some of India’s top iOS developers today. Innovative apps and many ideas for the future!pic.twitter.com/ZhEfE7wNW7
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook)June 28, 2025
Apple’s renewed focus on the populous Indian market comes at a time when iPhone sales are slowing across all markets, with the exception of India which provided Apple a 56 percent increase in iPhone unit sales during the first three months of this year.
The Cupertino firm willopen its first retail storesin the country early next year.
