This story is part of the November 24 edition of Sunday ... towards Kochi in Kerala state, south-west India. The city, once known as Cochin, was a relatively sleepy place in the 1960s.

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But success has been elusive. Yes, the likes of Foxconn - which makes iPhones for Apple - are moving their supply chains to India as part of the global "China plus one" diversification strategy.