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

As two-way trade expands, India’s surplus is growing. President Trump is expected to press Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lower tariffs.

President Trump had previously imposed an additional 10% tariff on all Chinese imports, resulting in retaliatory tariffs from China.

As govt begins its homework for the proposed trade deal with the US, it has indicated its willingness to engage in tariff reduction with Trump administration on a bilateral basis, arguing that with an "aggressive neighbourhood" in China duties cannot be lowered significantly for all trading partners,