23rd April 2023: Tim Cook and PM Modi reportedly spoke about a range of subjects and underlined the technological changes happening in India. Continue reading to know more.
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, arrived in the capital of India on Wednesday after attending business meetings in Mumbai. He visited PM Modi and his cabinet colleagues Ashwini Vaishnaw and Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
He emphasized the company's efforts to increase operations, extend its manufacturing set-up, and create jobs, vowing to double the workforce to 2 lakh people over the following several years, some immediately and primarily through contract manufacturers.
For a business meeting, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, visited "Antilia," the Ambanis' primary house. Before the opening of the first-ever Apple store in India at Jio World, he met with the Chairman of Jio, Reliance Communications, Akash Ambani. He may have also met other influential business leaders, including N Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, as a part of industrialism.
Cook was also a part of the grand opening of an additional outlet in Saket, Delhi on Thursday before departing the country, having opened the company's first possessed outlet in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Cook claimed during his discussion with the PM that the company's activities in India were likewise in line with the government of India's more general socioeconomic objectives. "Thank you Prime Minister @narendramodi for the warm welcome. We share your vision of the positive impact technology can make on India's future — from education and developers to manufacturing and the environment, we're committed to growing and investing across the country," he wrote in a tweet that also included photos of their meeting.
The Prime Minister replied, "An absolute delight to meet you, @tim_cook! Glad to exchange views on diverse topics and highlight the tech-powered transformations taking place in India.”
Following his conversation with the PM, Cook met with Ashwini Vaishnaw, the minister of information technology and communications, where he discussed the company's development ambitions, current business operations, and readiness to hire additional people in manufacturing through its suppliers.
Vaishnaw tweeted about the encounter in that he met Tim Cook, and had a solid, long-lasting conversation about Apple’s involvement in India’s manufacturing, exporting electronics, app economy, skill development, sustainability, and job creation, particularly for women.
According to sources, the Apple CEO stressed that while the business created over 1 lakh employees in India through its suppliers of goods during the previous 24 months, it anticipates creating a comparable number of jobs (twice the workforce) within a shorter amount of time this time.
Cook further recommended that regulatory stability be upheld while the proactive actions towards the part of the eco-system are sustained, while recognizing the government's responsibility in assisting the electronics industry in the nation, notably via the production-linked incentive (PLI) programs.
According to reports, the government has promised the Apple CEO help for talent development using the Gati Shakti University model in accordance with the needs of the business.
Apart from domestic production, Cook also emphasized the need to increase India's exports beyond the anticipated $5.5 billion that it is believed to have exported in 2022–2023, according to Minister of State for IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
In addition to the political proceedings, Cook also spent some time in the nation's capital sightseeing and visiting the Lodhi Art Quarter and the crafts museum.
He also went to Hastkala Academy and the National Crafts Museum. I could have easily spent the entire day visiting Hastkala Academy and the National Crafts Museum. With images of the museum, he tweeted about how mesmerized he is with the beautifully crafted traditions, from old and vivid fabrics to incredibly complex wood carvings, showcasing India's profound.
Upon his visit to Mumbai, the IT boss also met the veteran actress Madhuri Dixit Nene and accompanied her for an "exquisite" vada pav, an Indian street meal. It turns out that since both of them were at the Ambanis' preferred multi-cuisine restaurant, they suggested it.
