Foxconn feels the China squeeze in India

Foxconn recalling over 300 Chinese engineers, reportedly at the behest of Beijing, from its Indian iPhone manufacturing plants could impact operations in the short term and have a ripple effect on the ecosystem at large, several executives from Indian electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies told ET.

Executives ET spoke to said that while Chinese engineers can possibly be replaced by Taiwanese professionals, for instance, the bigger concern was about machinery. If China puts curbs on that, it will be difficult for some of these firms to sustain their operations as even maintenance work requires Chinese technicians.