India, May 19 -- President Trump has asked Apple to focus on producing its iPhones domestically rather than moving that production to India. Trump criticised Apple's decision to expand manufacturing in India despite its commitment to invest 500 billion dollars in heightened production in the United States. He argued that India has high tariffs compared to most countries and stressed that the country is self-sufficient enough to succeed in developing Apple's production in India without US help.

The way Trump commented was seen in India as both controversial and inconsistent. Despite India's willingness to reduce barriers to trade, Trump urges Apple to increase its domestic production. He remarked "I had a little problem with Tim Cook yest...