Trump said in a social media post that he expects Apple iPhones that will be sold in the US to be manufactured in America and “not India, or anyplace else”, threatening to put a 25 per cent tariff on the tech company’s products if it does not comply.

As geopolitical tensions rise and trade threats fly across borders, Apple is quietly reshaping its global manufacturing map—with India at the centre. Despite sharp warnings from President Donald Trump to CEO Tim Cook,