The move of shifting its facility to India could help Foxconn potentially mitigate the rising labor costs in China. The group is already in talks and if it works we could soon see Foxconn manufacture iPhones, iPads and iPods in India for both, domestic as well as global sales. Lower production costs could also help Foxconn keep hold of Apple orders amid intensifying competition. Foxconn is sending a delegation of their officers to scout for locations in a month's time," Subhash Desai, Industries Minister of India's western state Maharashtra, told Reuters. The smartphone boom in India indicates the time is just right to focus on expansion plans and increasing volume in India to a comparable level with the China market in the next five years. Apple has 10 percent market share in India, trailing Samsung and local manufacturers. The country also has the second-highest number of mobile phone accounts behind China.