Lenovo Group Ltd said on Tuesday it was establishing a smartphone assembly unit in India.
The government gave clearance to five global and five Indian players that have made a commitment to a production value of 12.5-trillion phones in five years under the Production Linked Incentive scheme.
'While we may speculate about personality politics, the reality is that there are more important issues that drive the India-US relationship.'
The maker of the iPhone and the iPad has made a proposal to the government for a wholesale foray.
The past few years have seen a frenzy of phone launches.
Foxconn has said it is aiming to develop 10-12 facilities in India, including factories and data centres, by 2020
The company is headed for its worst annual profit in three years, under siege as Chinese firms like Xiaomi and Lenovo reel in buyers with full-function touch-screen smartphones that are cheaper.
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