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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                   MAY 02, 2025     |  The Indian Eye 24

            ELON MUSK TO VISIT INDIA

                                    LATER THIS YEAR

            OUR BUREAU
            Washington, DC
                  esla and SpaceX CEO Elon
                  Musk on Saturday said that he
            Tis looking forward to visiting
            India later this year.
                Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX
            and Tesla, announced he will be mak-
            ing his eagerly anticipated trip to In-
            dia later this year as Tesla prepares to
            launch its fleet of electric vehicles in
            the Indian market, a day after speak-
            ing with Prime Minister Narendra
            Modi over the phone. The call re-
            flects a continued dialogue between
            the two leaders on advancing cooper-
            ation in technology and innovation.
                “It was an honour to speak with
            PM Modi. I am looking forward to
            visiting India later this year!” Musk
            posted on social media platform X
            following the call.
                In the midst of reports that Tes-
            la is getting ready to join the Indian
            market by shipping a few thousand
            cars  to a  port close  to Mumbai in
            the upcoming months, the PM spoke
            with Elon Musk over the phone. By
            the third  quarter  of  this  year,  the
            US electric vehicle manufacturer   approach in the nation.          of technology and innovation. India   The  conversation builds upon
            intends to start selling in Bangalore,   Prime Minister Narendra Modi   remains committed to advancing our   their earlier in-person meeting at
            Delhi, and Mumbai, according to a   also took to X to share details of   partnerships with the US in these do-  Blair House in Washington DC
            Bloomberg story that cited people   their conversation.             mains,” Prime Minister Modi posted.  in February this year. During that
            with knowledge of the situation.      “Spoke to Elon Musk and talk-     The Prime Minister’s conversa-  meeting, Modi and Musk explored
                The planned launch of Tesla in   ed about various issues, including the   tion with Elon Musk comes at a cru-  strengthening collaboration between
            India coincides with continuing talks   topics we covered during our meet-  cial juncture for both nations, as New   Indian and US entities across key
            between Washington and New Delhi   ing in Washington DC earlier this   Delhi and Washington are trying to   sectors including  space  exploration,
            on import taxes, which will probably   year. We discussed the immense po-  erase differences on tariffs and work   artificial intelligence, innovation, and
            influence the automaker’s long-term   tential for collaboration in the areas   on convergences towards a trade deal.  sustainable development.

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