I think so, although my understanding was that historically Apple has focused on doing older phone models in India because they didn't think the market made sen

I think so, although my understanding was that historically Apple has focused on doing older phone models in India because they didn't think the market made sense for the newest devices (and/or because they didn't think the manufacturing capabilities were up to snuff) so if they're doing manufacturing of the newest models, I think it's a positive signal either for Apple's diversification, India's growing consumer purchasing power, or India's increased manufacturing capabilities.