India

The Republic of India (Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), also known simply as India (Hindi: Bhārat), is a country in. Its capital is and its largest city is.

Statistics
The land area of India is 2,973,193 km2, making it the world's seventh-largest country by geographical area. As of 2020, the population is estimated to be 1,326,093,247, making it the 2nd most populous country in the world.

Apple in India
Apple has not yet constructed a retail store in India and has faced challenges in entering the market due to the comparatively high prices of its product lines. In 2018, India accounted for 2 billion in sales, less than 0.7% of Apple's total revenue, mainly through third-party resellers and distribution channels. Apple made substantial investments in moving iPhone production into the country. By the end of 2019, Apple still only held about 2% market share of India's overall smartphone market, but increased its share in the the premium segment to over 75%, in part due to price cuts to the iPhone X R made possible through local manufacturing. Companies involved in Apple's supply chain, including Foxconn, Wistron, and Pegatron, committed to invest about an additional 65 billion (US$880 million) to increase the number of smartphones produced in India. On September 23, 2020, the Apple online store opened operations in India for the first time. Apple partnered with to handle delivery of shipments within the country.

Articles

 * Apple’s India Sales Surge, Market Share Stays Low by Sanmiy Amin at Market Realist (2019-08-10)