Elon Musk and Tesla are welcome to India but the government will not compromise in any way on the policy of Aatmanirbhar Bharat or self-reliant India, Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey said on Saturday.
American electric carmaker Tesla, which has been seeking reduction in import duties to sell its vehicles in India, will not manufacture its products locally unless it is allowed to first sell and service its cars in the country, company founder and chief executive Elon Musk had said last month.
"Tesla will not put a manufacturing plant in any location where we are not allowed first to sell & service cars," Mr. Musk had said in a tweet responding to a user asking about Tesla's plans to set up a manufacturing plant in India.
