Few international companies have courted India as Foxconn has. In July last year, its Chairman, Young Liu, promised that “Taiwan is and will be [India’s] most trusted and reliable partner.” In September, V Lee, a Foxconn representative in India, wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday in a LinkedIn post, and said: “We will work even harder to present you with a greater birthday gift next year, aiming for another doubling of employment, FDI, and business size in India.”
In a sign of Foxconn and India coming closer together, Liu was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, the country’s third