Tesla sought candidates for 13 roles, including customer-facing and back-end jobs. At least five of the positions were available in both Mumbai and Delhi. Tesla and India have engaged on-and-off for years, but the carmaker had stayed away from the South Asian nation. India’s EV market is still nascent compared to China’s, but it offers an avenue for Tesla to check slowing sales after it posted its first annual drop in EV sales in over a decade.. Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s government has blurred the lines between his business and political interests. Last month, Italy confirmed talks with Musk’s SpaceX for a deal to provide secure telecommunications for the nation’s government, a development that followed Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meeting with then President-elect Trump in Florida.. Tesla’s India intent follows PM Modi’s meeting with Musk and President Donald Trump in Washington last week. Trump later said PM Modi agreed to begin negotiations to address the US trade deficit boost US military purchases, including steps to ultimately supply F-35 fighter jets.
