India, June 6 -- Apple has reportedly partnered with Tata Group to handle iPhone and MacBook repairs in India, a move that underlines India's growing importance in the tech giant's global strategy.

A Reuters report, citing sources close to the matter, said that Tata will now take over after-sales repair operations from Wistron's Indian subsidiary, ICT Service Management Solutions.

The repairs, including advanced tasks like motherboard fixes and screen replacements, will be centralised at Tata's Karnataka campus. This is the same facility that already assembles iPhones for both domestic consumption and export.

Responding to Inc42's queries, Apple said that the company does not comment on speculations.

Inc42 has also reached out to Tata...