Tata, a relatively new Apple supplier, has quickly emerged as a key Indian contractor. With the new facilities, Foxconn and Tata will together operate a total of five iPhone factories from India. (Reporting by Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil; Editing by Jan Harvey)

With US-based companies scrambling to figure out and lay out alternate supply chains to deal with new US tariffs on China-sourced goods, Apple has shown how swift and decisive one can be, even if its a $3 TRILLION market cap company.

Apple Inc. is taking a very high-profile step to alter its manufacturing strategy. They are moving some of their core iPhone production from China to India. This transition is bound to face heavy headwinds.