Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes this big India announcement a day after call with PM Narendra Modi

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he is planning to visit India later this year. Sharing a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk wrote “It was an honor to speak with PM Modi. I am looking forward to visiting India later this year!”. The tech billionaire quoted a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing a telephonic conversation between the two. This comes on the heels of US Vice President JD Vance's visit to India from April 21 to April 24.

Last week (April 18), PM Narendra Modi shared a post where he wrote: “Spoke to @elonmusk and talked about various issues, including the topics we covered during our meeting in Washington DC earlier this year.”
In his post, Modi shared that the two discussed opportunities for collaboration between India and the US in technology and innovation. “We discussed the immense potential for collaboration in the areas of technology and innovation. India remains committed to advancing our partnerships with the US in these domains,” he said.

PM Narendra Modi met Elon Musk during his US visit earlier this year. Musk was then accompanied by his girlfriend, Shivon Zilis, and their three children – Lil X, Azure, and Strider who met Modi at the Blair House. After their meeting, PM Modi gifted Elon Musk’s children with three books: "The Crescent Moon" by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, The Great RK Narayan Collection and Pandit Vishnu Sharma's Panchatantra.
In photos shared by the Prime Minister on X (formerly Twitter), Musk’s children were seen reading these books. “It was also a delight to meet Mr. @elonmusk’s family and to talk about a wide range of subjects!,” PM Modi wrote in the post.

Tesla is reportedly close to entering the Indian market. The company is getting ready to send a few thousand electric cars to a port near Mumbai in the next few months. Bloomberg reports that the company plans to start sales in Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore by the third quarter of 2025. Tesla has also allegedly started hiring for roles linked to showrooms and vehicle deliveries in India.