I don't know enough about the situation, but this is just a thought that comes to mind.
That wouldn't have happened in China, and it was actually a detractor for additional manufacturing to be done in India.
I believe this push is not for additional cost cutting but to avoid the tariffs placed on imported goods.
But to ktta's point, another reason Apple did this was to minimize the Indian tariffs.
One of the perils of a democratic setup is that people are free to assemble themselves into labor unions. India has a strong culture of labor organization which often stops reforms and investment.
I’m personally on the fence about this. Its easy to demonize labor unions when you’re outside that particular labor force, but my family has witnessed the importance of labor organization first hand, and I understand how crucial they can be to prop up labor interests.
The most robust part of India's "democracy" is its voting system which is among the most accessible in the world and is likely one of the best in the world.
By all other metrics and measures, India is a feudal state where laws are great on paper but terrible otherwise. People should - rightfully so - be wary of labelling India a democracy.
To quote the same article,
> Prof Mukherjee says most non-academics would be incredulous that a handful of research assistants and country experts get to decide that a country is an "electoral autocracy" while hundreds of millions of that country's citizens would disagree.
> "So really this is an instance of academic discourse and concepts operating at a considerable distance from lived experience. The operational concepts across the two domains are very different."
You forgot to write that it is according to "Sweden-based V-Dem Institute."
But it's still a democracy, although an awkward one.
That means you know nothing. List a few Indian rulers for us please.
India is a parliamentary democratic secular republic with socialism also thrown in. Most of these ideas are overlapping but also has slighly differing paths.
It is difficult to even agree on one precise definition on what each of these are without a debate ensuing.