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,

India last year announced a policy aimed at attracting Tesla to manufacture EVs in the country and let such foreign carmakers import cars at a 15% tariff

Tesla Inc. is set to make its long-awaited entry into India by shipping a few thousand cars to a port near Mumbai in the coming months, according to people familiar with the matter, marking its long-awaited debut in the world’s most populous country.

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