India, Sept. 10 -- Apple Inc.'s five factories in India are operating at full steam to roll out the iPhone 17 to the world, as the most valuable company in the world looks to diversify its supply chain away from China amid threat of Trump tariffs.

Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn), which operates the country's largest production facility near Bengaluru, began test production of the iPhone 17 in April itself, ET reported on Wednesday, citing people aware of the matter. Young women, who make up 90% of the workforce, trained over the last four months to work on the latest models.

India has quickly emerged as a key manufacturing destination for Apple, accounting for 20% of global iPhone production in 2024-25-$22 billion...