Background:

Apple sent notificationa to opposition party politicians and journalists about possible nation state attacks against them, and multiple phones were found to have been infected with Pegasus, a spyware sold by the NSO company to multiple governments. The government didn't see it favorbly, and tried to pressure Apple about it.

gift Washington post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/27/india-apple-iphone-hacking/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzAzNjUzMjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzA1MDM1NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDM2NTMyMDAsImp0aSI6ImU4ZTBiMTMxLWYxZmEtNGYwYS1iYTcyLTQ2OWIzZDA1Y2NjYyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93b3JsZC8yMDIzLzEyLzI3L2luZGlhLWFwcGxlLWlwaG9uZS1oYWNraW5nLyJ9.ZaxbEJVxEII1megdVtLZXrYhZdeRR_p3EAKbXXiyeIc

Will India not allow Apple to sell iPhones in India?

Any ban on having iPhones, including only for specific people like government officials counts.