[JumpCrisscross]

> the idea behind the law is that it should also be allowed _instead_ of a USB-C port

Indian courts are notoriously inefficient. “Better” would take a decade to define through case law. Anyone who can afford that is better served removing physical ports.

In any case, I see no evidence of this in current releases [1].

[1] https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1876583

[pretext-1]

"Better" is irrelevant to the law, the requirement is a USB standard that's USB-C or newer. Apple is in the USB-IF so they can innovate there together with other vendors.