Vaishnaw 'Thanks' Rahul Gandhi for Acknowledging 'Make in India' Success

• Rahul Gandhi praised Karnataka for Foxconn's rapid hiring of 30,000 employees in 9 months at Devanahalli, Bengaluru.
• Gandhi highlighted 80% women workforce (aged 19-24) at the Foxconn unit, calling it "transformative job creation."
• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw "thanked" Gandhi, attributing Foxconn's success to PM Modi's 'Make in India' initiative.
• Foxconn's Devanahalli facility, a key Apple contractor, aims to produce 20 million iPhones annually, shifting production from China.
• India assembled $22 billion worth of iPhones last year, contributing nearly 20% to Apple's global output.

Why It Matters: Political leaders debate credit for Foxconn's success, highlighting India's growing manufacturing prowess.