US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla began hiring in India last week, with the company advertising a dozen job openings on its website, including for a store manager and service technicians in both the capital, New Delhi, and economic hub, Mumbai.

The company's announcement comes after its CEO, Elon Musk, held a one-on-one meeting with the South Asian nation's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in Washington.

Tesla has been mulling entry into the world's most populous nation for several years, with media reports last year suggesting it was scouting for factory and showroom locations.

India's electric car market remains small — a growth opportunity for Tesla as it struggles with the competition from Chinese EV rivals and seeing its first slump in annual EV sales.

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India has the world's third-largest automotive market by volume. And Modi's government has big plans for battery-powered vehicles: They want electric cars to account for 30% of the country's new car sales by 2030.

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