India, May 2 -- In the wake of the US-China trade conflict, tech major Apple will source most of the iPhones sold in the North American nation in the June quarter from India.

Apple CEO Tim Cook made the announcement in a post-earnings call. The CEO's confirmation came a week after reports said that Apple plans to shift its entire assembly of iPhones sold in the US to India by as early as next year.

Further, the company will manufacture a majority of its other products - iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and AirPods - sold in the US in Vietnam. However, China would continue to be the country of origin for Apple's sales outside the US.

It is important to highlight that the company's manufacturing push away from China to India has been in the making...