India's EV policy, which offers import tax cuts for foreign automakers investing in the country, will restrict them from using funds spent on charging infrastructure for such relief, increasing their car manufacturing,

Tesla is planning to start selling these cars in three major India cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore around the third quarter of the year, the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private plans,

The government is likely to prioritise integrating India into Tesla's global value chain rather than insisting on immediate local manufacturing

Tesla tried to enter India before too. However, the company pulled back from it over issues like high tariff rates. Its plans advanced quickly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk last week in Washington,

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly planning to launch the company’s retail operations in India by April this year, starting with imports from its Berlin plant, according to a CNBC-TV18 report released on Wednesday,