{"id":51159,"date":"2024-04-18T17:07:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abnews.com.au\/?p=51159"},"modified":"2024-04-18T17:07:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:07:27","slug":"tesla-starlink-entry-on-agenda-when-musk-heads-to-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aglowmedia.com.au\/?p=51159","title":{"rendered":"Tesla, Starlink entry on agenda when Musk heads to India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to visit India as his businesses seek new markets in the world’s most populous nation, with electric carmaker Tesla — suffering a sales downturn in the United States — reportedly scouting factory locations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another Musk-owned business, satellite internet operator Starlink, is set to receive initial approvals to operate in India, a government source told AFP.<\/p>\n

Also likely to be on the agenda for the self-described “free speech absolutist” is the large number of content takedown orders India’s government
\nimposes on X, the social media platform he took over in 2022.<\/p>\n

“Looking forward to meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India!” Musk wrote on X last week without giving a date for the visit.<\/p>\n

Indian media reports suggest the trip will begin as soon as Sunday and last two days, coming after months of aggressive courtship between the billionaire and Modi.<\/p>\n

The two met last June in New York, after which Musk said Modi had pushed the entrepreneur to “make significant investments in India” — something he said his companies intended to do.<\/p>\n

Tesla is currently battling increased Chinese competition and a demand slump in the United States, with reports claiming the company plans to slash its workforce.<\/p>\n

Musk, who has described himself as a Modi fan, also said India “has more promise than any large country in the world”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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