Apple's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Cook has announced the opening of an Apple Maps centre in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. Cook made the revelation during his first visit to India.

The $25 million new centre will focus on the development of Maps for Apple products including iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. The new centre will create up to 4,000 jobs and accelerate Maps development for Apple products.

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"Apple is focused on making the best products and services in the world and we are thrilled to open this new office in Hyderabad which will focus on Maps development," Cook said in a statement on Thursday.

"The talent here in the local area is incredible and we are looking forward to expanding our relationships and introducing more universities and partners to our platforms as we scale our operations," he added.

Cook, who arrived in India on Tuesday night for a four-day visit, announced that Apple would also establish an iOS Design and Development Accelerator in India's IT hub Bangalore. The new initiative is expected to support engineering talent and will accelerate growth in India's iOS developer community.

"India is home to one of the most vibrant and entrepreneurial iOS development communities in the world. With the opening of this new facility in Bengaluru, we're giving developers access to tools which will help them create innovative apps for customers around the world," Cook said on Wednesday.

The Apple Inc. chief is expected to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week. The U.S. tech giant is eyeing India's massive and fast-growing smartphone market amid the revenue dip in its two largest market - the United States and China. 

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