The Apple CEO is in India to inaugurate the US tech giant’s first retail stores in the world's biggest smartphone market after China

"The energy, creativity, and passion in Mumbai is incredible!" CEO Tim Cook, making his first visit to India in seven years, said on Twitter

"If we have a choice of either our people go to prison or we comply with the laws, we will comply with the laws," Elon Musk said in a BBC broadcast live on Twitter Spaces

The brightly-lit store, still in barricades, was "inspired by the iconic Kaali Peeli taxi art unique to Mumbai," Apple said in a statement

The accounts included several Indian journalists, Canadian poet Rupi Kaur and BBC News' Punjab bureau

The data follows the iPhone-maker’s efforts to diversify production out of China, along with increasing investments in India from its suppliers

Earlier this month, Foxconn said it was seeking cooperation in India in new areas like chips and electric vehicles after a visit to the country by its chairman

Government says Indian banks could offer a deposit-backed credit line to startups that had funds in SVB

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said India could key become a key electronics supplier to the US, while adding that Washington was not seeking a "technological decoupling" from China

The legislation led to laws that give India's Karnataka state “one of the most flexible working regimes in India,” according to a report by the Financial Times

Last July, the RBI introduced a new mechanism to settle international trade in rupees, aiming to promote exports and facilitate imports

The Narendra Modi-led administration, as part of its leadership of the G20 forum, has been pushing for a wider global agreement on dealing with the risks brought on by cryptocurrencies