President Trump says he told Apple CEO Tim Cook to scale back plans to produce iPhones in India and instead re-shore manufacturing back to the US — a demand that could complicate the company’s global supply chain strategy.

The claims have grave implications for India. It has modernised its forces in the past decade by buying 62 Rafales and is considering buying more. Pakistan, meanwhile, has added 150 JF -17 fighters, most jointly made with China, since 2007 and has bought 20 J -10 C s since 2022.