Preface
When it comes to India, what is the general impression of them? Many people probably have a stereotype of them as "poor," followed by poor hygiene conditions.
However, like our country, India is also a populous nation with very abundant natural resources, possessing a variety of mineral resources, water resources, and agricultural resources.
In theory, with so many resources, India should be very developmentally promising. However, some of India's actions towards the outside world have completely exposed the "face" of a "small country."
Especially in the treatment of our mobile phone companies, it really made us feel the "suppression" of India again and again. Well, Modi was recently very angry and wanted to grab a 51% stake in VIVO, but failed, which was a complete rage.
Is India going to make trouble again?
In the impression of many of us, India is a very "poor" country, and "dirty and chaotic," so every time we mention India, our first reaction is "disdain."However, the reality is quite the opposite. In 2023, some analysts indicated that by 2075, India is expected to become the world's second-largest economy after China, surpassing not only Japan and Germany but also the United States.
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In fact, India has always been rich in resources, and if utilized properly, their economy could truly excel.
However, India has been quite unfriendly to some foreign enterprises, especially towards those from our country, often "making waves" and "suppressing" our mobile phone businesses.
In the Indian market, companies like Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, and VIVO from our country have set their sights on the market there, diving in with great enthusiasm and advanced technology.
They wish to showcase our manufacturing capabilities, but India does not play by the usual rules, often "making things up as they go along," never giving others a chance to react, and they are capable of doing some "utterly speechless" things.
Now, India has once again extended its "claws" to VIVO smartphones, and this time India has gone too far, resorting to "open robbery."
Speaking of VIVO, it is quite aggrieved, as this is not the first time it has been "strangled" by India. In 2023, India made various accusations against VIVO for various reasons.In October 2023, India arrested four senior executives of VIVO on suspicion of money laundering. In addition, Xiaomi and OPPO have also been treated in this "special" way by India.
In 2022, India imposed a fine of 6.53 billion rupees on Xiaomi for the reason of franchise fees. It can be said that the reasons for India's implementation are different each time.
Xiaomi was greatly affected after this incident. The market data in 2023 showed that Xiaomi, which had previously led the sales volume in the Indian market for 20 quarters, fell to the second place, with a year-on-year decline in market share growth rate of 17%.
Now, after seeing the achievements of VIVO, India is extremely envious. It should be noted that VIVO has been operating independently in India for more than ten years and has two factories in India.
The total production capacity exceeds 50 million units, and the mobile phones produced by VIVO's Indian factories are not only sold in India but also exported to Russia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and other countries.
It is precisely because of the brother brands of VIVO and OPPO, coupled with the clustering of Chinese brands in India, that India has become the world's second-largest mobile phone manufacturing country.However, India's "appetite" is too large, and these are far from enough to fill their "ambition". They want to get more, so India simply does not hesitate to "act like a hooligan" in order to "divide" more benefits.
India supports the Tata Group to forcibly acquire 51% of the equity of VIVO India, and what is even more excessive is that they not only want to take away the profits of this 51%, but also want to take the control of VIVO India.
Such an operation is so unreasonable that it is hard to say a word. When India cannot compete with Chinese companies, it will forcibly "localize" Chinese companies and turn them into their own local companies.
However, it is worth mentioning that when the Tata Group proposed to acquire 51% of the equity of VIVO India, Apple opposed it, and it may be hindered by Apple's opposition.
Why did Apple come out to stop it? Many netizens may be curious, in fact, it is because Apple is worried about conflicts of interest, and more worried that its own business in India will be robbed like VIVO in the future.
Apple also believes that if the Tata Group successfully acquires the equity of VIVO India, it will enhance VIVO's market competitiveness in India.Interestingly, India once strangled its own "neck" by imposing "the strictest restrictions in Asia" on Chinese enterprises in 2020, citing various reasons.
It strictly limited the issuance of visas to China and Chinese investments, which resulted in a decline in India's manufacturing industry and a lack of technical guidance.
Interestingly, apart from the lack of technical guidance, the E. coli in Apple's Indian factory also exceeded the standard directly. Under such circumstances, the iPhone 15 assembled in the Indian factory encountered difficulties and was returned, and was forced to significantly reduce the price.
Facing such a situation, what can be said? It can only be said that India's approach is simply self-harming and self-strangling.
Moreover, India's "money-attracting" ability has plummeted, with foreign investment having decreased by more than ten billion US dollars. This also indicates that a large number of investors are "withdrawing" from India.It is worth mentioning that in July, the shipment of Apple smartphones in our country's smartphone market had already fallen out of the top 5. Some analysts believe that one of the main reasons for the decline in Apple's sales in China is the quality issues of the smartphones assembled in India.
According to British media reports, only half of the Apple smartphone components produced on the Indian production line are qualified, which is far from Apple's "zero defect" standard.
Now it seems that our country's technical talents have played an important role in the development of India's related industries, and they are crucial to the development of their electronics industry.
Conclusion
India should focus more on improving its own technology instead of constantly thinking about how to make Chinese enterprises its own problems, which is also damaging its own country's reputation.
As a populous country, our country's approach is positive and upward, discovering problems, correcting problems, and continuously developing upwards, leading the people towards a common goal.
India should also adjust its market properly, as only through mutual cooperation can a win-win result be achieved. It is hoped that India will understand this as soon as possible.